Reading about the latest happenings on campus, Rob Conn peruses the Dec . 6 issue of The Bison. The 2002-2003 student newspaper staff printed the issues on newsprint and included more visual effects to increase readership. ( Photo by Melissa Wilson) Martha RampeY-Jonesboro, Ark. Biology. Campaigns (New York). Dean's List. Devita. Intramurals. Resident Assistant. Chi Omega Pi. Melissa Rankin-st. Cloud, Minn. Accounting. Accounting Society. Campaigns (Minnesota, Texas). Resident Assistant. Student Impact. Kappa Gamma Epsilon. Salina RanSOm-Jackonsville, Ark. Early Childhood Licensure. Danny Reese-Austin, Texas. Computer Engineering/Missions. Computer Programming Team. Alpha Chi. Joshua Reinstein-Hot Springs, Ark. Math. Alpha Chi. Omicron Delta Kappa. Campaigns (New Zealand). International Studies (HUF). Honors Association. Delta Chi Delta. Andrea Rendon-Victoria, Texas. Fashion and Interior Merchandising. International Studies (HUF). Honors Association. FCS. Dean's List. Dramatics. Regina. Laura RhoadeS-Decatur, III. Early Childhood Licensure. Student Council for Exceptional Children. Summer RicheY-Wynne, Ark. Communication Disorders-Public School. Student Speech and Hearing Association. Dean's List. Student Impact. Kappa Gamma Epsilon. ... 68 people receives visual makeover Senior Jeremy Beauchamp, The Bison editor-in-chief, dished up a recipe for change this year, calling for the first extensive makeover of the.publication since 1995. "We really wanted to spice it up this year and make it a little more eye-catching," Beauchamp said. "We added a lot graphically to bring it up to date and make it more trendy." More photos, graphics and color on the front and back pages of each issue were among the most obvious modifications readers could see. "It was a big improvement," jun– ior Jeffrey Hunter, copy editor6 f The Bison, said. "It was a better represen– tation of our ideas for what we wanted the paper to be." Beauchamp, a print journalism major, said he believed the improve– ments would provide more visual appeal and encourage readership. "They take away some of the gray– ness of the overall newspaper," Beauchamp said. "We also added skyboxes in the updated masthead to make people pick up the paper." Junior Mark Goodman favored the new format. "I think the paper has more of a professional look than before," Goodman said. "More pictures catch my eye and they make the paper more interesting because they break up the text." Beauchamp attributed much of the graphics work to Hunter, a graphic design major. "It's to our advantage to have a copy editor who is a graphic design major," Beauchamp said. The most significant was The Bison's switch former paper stock to Beauchamp said that by to newsprint, The Bison looks feels more like a typical per. "It's easier to pick Beauchamp said. "You can slap in your backpack on the way class." Senior Charlotte Graham the newspaper's new feel. "I like that it's more r",nu,pn, to carry and read," Graham said Another major improvement The Bison was the extensive haul of the online editio Beauchamp said that although Web version had previously isted, it was low-key. "It didn't get many hits be but I think we're getting m now," Beauchamp said. " Miller [junior], our web has been doing a fantastic job year. He does a lot of work to it look like The Bison [print does each week with a few extras." Positive feedback regardingT Bison revisions enabled the staff the student-produced pub to savor the success. Senior Mandy Emmersen she also liked the new and proved paper version of The "It's more readable," said. "The articles are better more pictures make it an great paper."
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