., ... - Stud_ents put skills to work Bison Editor Martha Collar was sitting in her small office behind her large desk. As she frequently did, she was trying to verify some facts that would go into that week's issue. "She never stops working, she's always working. She doesn't even stop to breathe," Sue Baj, assistant editor, was saying about her superior. Miss Collar estimated that she put in 30 to 40 hours a week on the Bison. "It's a full-time job," she said. Miss Baj, selected to co-edit the 1980-81 Bison with Beth Parker , said, 'Tm just her right hand. Whatever she can't physically do, I do." 'Harder' news Of the Bison Miss Baj said, "It was definitely a year of transition." She specifically mentioned the Bison's fuller editorial page, the covering of "harder" news and the increased number of features. Miss Baj said that at one point during the year a rape story had been published to encourage girls to take their safe ty "more seriously." She indicated that in the past, such a "hard" story prob- (continued from page 187) Religious columnist Gary Hanes thought that t~e. changes in the Bison were 153Sically for the best. "It 's the best it's been since I've been here ," he commented. "It has covered a broader sector of Harding." The Bison dealt with modern issues of the day and national '" ably would not have appeared in the Bison. L issues that could effect the lives of each Harding student. One article dealt with rising gold prices, another with the speech of a highranking military officer concerning United States armaments. Yet another dealt with diverse views on the Iranian crisis. Features Editor Kay Williams said, "The issues that we covered in the Bison this year, whether it was in the news or in features or in " English and Journalism the editorials, I really believe we did it solely for the benefit of the students." Commenting on a piece that she believed may have really helped the students, Miss Williams said, 'The article about the cafeteria, PROOFREADING copy, Bison editol Martha Collar puts toge ther another week 's paper. r:;;;iiiiii!!!;;;::~
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