T ~~~~ - Bi-son-Sta-ff ------- Karen playing edttor. During one of her " sleep breaks," editor-inchief Karen Roseberry relaxes by reading an article in the Bison. Roseberry was a senior English and journalism major from Fort Worth , Texas . During late nights in the Petit Jean office , "sleep breaks" were essential to everyone on staff. - photo by John Radcliffe. Ill Bison Staff. Front row: Clark , Everett ; second row: Ulreysponsor, Goodpasture , Reed , Hardison , Madden; third row: Glover, Hudson , Morris , Lowery , Thompson, Underwood, Tomlinson , Baker, Henson, Tripp , Gore , Evans, Kirkman; back row: Kunkle, Talbott , Plummer , Mankin , Hinds . - photo by John Radcliffe. Petit Jean Staff Petit Jean Staff. Front row: Kunkle, Gray, Gipson, Holaday , Fisher , Underwoods ; second row: Pryor - sponsor, Shock - assistant sponsor, Roseberry , Johnston, Radcliffe; third row: Knight , McGrath, Dugger, Kelly , Meeks , Rivero!, Couch, Farrar; back row: Dearin , Taschner, Pacheco, Hinds, Daniel, Tripp , Traughber. - photo by Eddie Madden. 146 Bison, Petit Jean Eddie-tor. Eddie Madden , a graduate student from Newport, Arkansas discusses the impending deadline over the phone . As editor-in-chief of the Bison, Madden had many responsibilities , including pasting up and assigning copy for the school newspaper. This was Madden's second · year serving as editor. - photo by Jeff Robinson . Publication staffs love jobs ffi ilarity and hard work described the second floor of the student center, as the Petit Jean and Bison staffs labored lovingly to produce their publications. "Doing the Bison is like having a baby every week, " said Eddie Madden, fall semester editor of the campus newspaper. He was quick to add, "But it is a labor of love." With the arrival of each Friday morning, Madden and the rest of the Bison staff were able to view the fruit of their labor, as the after-chapel human wave descended upon the student center to pick up a copy. Watching the students read and enjoy the paper made those countless hours worth the effort. Todd Thompson, Bison humor columnist, said, "When I see the people reading the paper, I get this strange feeling of vulnerability, but when I hear them say how much they liked it , I experience an elation beyond description. It's like Sally Fields said at the Academy Awards, 'You like me, you really like me.' " The Bison underwent a change in leadership for the spring semester when Marti Hinds took over as editor. She said of the transition, "I was a little apprehensive, but my work as assistant editor had prepared me for the job." Madden had constructed a paper heavy on features and student life, and Hinds added to this a more in-depth coverage of news, both local and national. The faculty advisors were Betty Ulrey and Dr. Dennis Organ . Under their tutelage and Madden's leadership, the 1984-85 Bison won the sweepstakes award from the Arkansas College Publications Association in April of 1985. The fall '84 issuf: received an All-American rating from the Associated Collegiate Press. The Bison was not the only successful publication on campus . Up in the Petit Jean office the work got done - somehow - sometime. A sign on the office wall read: "We have fun times a t 4:00 a.m., but at 5:15 who can remember them?" verifying the fact that the staff seemed to function best between midnight and dawn. The hours were later and the work harder than most students realized, but the benefits, both socially an educationally, far outweighed these inconveniences. As sectio editor David Dearin expressed, "Most of my closest friends are on the Petit Jean now; I didn't realize that the yearbook would help me make friendships as quickly as it did. " Yet despite the silly times - the popcorn fights and caffeine attacks - the deadlines were met. The yearbook's success was largely due to the guidance of its editor, Karen Roseberry. A senior English and journalism major from Fort Worth, Roseberry found her position as editor to be a rewarding one . "When I carne up here, I expected it to be much harder and more frustrating than it has been," she said. "It's been frustrating - it's hard to put out a good book- but it's been a lot of fun." J2It
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