Acorn Staff Editorial Staff: Editor in Chief................ . . . Julie Crimin Assistant Editor.................Kristie Jenson Layout Editor...................Pattie Sowers Photo Editor...................Rodney Wright Financial Coordinators..........Martell Bennion Janet Wager Secretary......................Evelyn Brown Copy Editor.....................Steve Harris Organizations Editor..............David Jenkins Sports Editor.....................Jim Konkel Staff Members: Dave Bair Christine Bentley Mike Brewer Les Boothe Becky Brown Evelyn Brown Dennis Dorrity Shelley Favero Katherine Goodard Kellie Humes Kathy Johnson Steve Kalney Leon Kats Kent Killpack Linda Larsen Chizoba Madueke Mike Mann Paul Nakayu Vickie Napper Dave Oswald Dave Rubal Janet Shaner Mike Smith Kathy Stewart Lalai Talai Debra Lynn Talovich Claudea Walker Nancy Welsh Teresa Wimmer Jeanette Wood Honorary Members: Signpost Newspaper Staff The Staff thanks all those who contributed of their time, talents and support to the WSC Yearbook. Although many should be mentioned, special recognition is due to: Larry Stahle, Elray Pedersen, Howard Noel, Jeannie Young, Carol Hinkley, Craig Alder, Gordon Weight, Russell and Phillis Marriott, and the staffs parents, spouses, bosses and friends who tolerated the long hours of yearbooking and the frustrations that went with it. 1) Dave Rubal 2) David Jenkins 3) Shelley Favero 4) Mike Mann 5) Kristie Jenson 6) Janet Wager 7) Julie Crimin 8) Jim Konkel 9) Kent Killpack 10) Rodney Wright - Insets R to L - Martell Bennion, Janet Shaner, Pattie Sowers, Chizoba Madueke. Yearbook Revived after 10 years Building for the future - for most students, that's what college life is all about - an increase of knowledge, skills and experience. As the first publication of the ACORN Yearbook in ten years, this has also been the theme for the ACORN staff. We knew the year would be difficult, but we felt that the end result of reviving a dead tradition at WSC - one of recording the history of its college, faculty and students - would be worth the long hours and hard work. In addition, we would be building a base for future yearbook staffs, by gaining office space, setting up budgets, creating the first book (a model for other staffs to improve and expand upon), and opening peoples minds to the idea of having a WSC yearbook. Future staffs would not have to start from scratch as we did. There would be a constant improvement. We didn't realize, though, that the majority of the promises we would receive would not be worth the paper they were written on and the verbal support was largely only that: verbal. After some positive survey results, administrative and student suggestions, and votes from several boards and councils, the college decided to start the ACORN yearbook again. In the spring of 81, they signed a contract with Taylor Publishing, set up a budget, then hired an editor. At that time they made a commitment to provide office space within two weeks before the fall quarter of 81, tuition waivers, a budget, and other essential items. When Fall quarter rolled around, the office still wasn't ready, along with the promised items. So the staff worked out of Julie's home. The ASWSC officers, though, offered the staff a lockable desk in the Student Union Lobby. The second temporary office was found in mid-October amid construction ruins in the UB across from the games area. The staff was evicted during the holidays. For the first three and a half weeks of Winter quarter the furniture was in storage at the International Students Office; the phone was disconnected. Again, the staff had to quit production. A small space was then made for the staff in the Signpost Office. In the beginning of Spring quarter, after many meetings, lobbying and begging, the staff was able to move into the old Food Services Office. It was small, but at least it was semi permanant. In an editorial in the Signpost, April 30, the question was asked, "Who's baby (the yearbook) is it anyway? Abandoned on the doorstep of the yearbook staff, neither the administration, the media board, nor student government claim parentage." The mystery still lives unsolved. Much time was taken away from the promotion and production of the book throughout the year in order to attend meetings, answer and reanswer questions and form detailed reports concerning the yearbook. The time would have been well spent if they had been for productive reasons. But the meetings were for students and administrators to reevaluate their decision to start the book, rather than to help their initial decision to become a successful venture. The ACORN Staff had planned to devote three times as much space to the administration and departments, in order to play up the best programs of this growing college. Three major efforts were made to obtain the information and pictures needed to produce an interesting and informative section. Some faculty members were eager to help. We thank them and apologize that, due to the lack of cooperation of the majority of the faculty, we had to reduce our coverage of their staffs, programs and achievements. We also asked students, organizations and departments to inform us about any programs, events, or item that we should include in the book. The response was minimal, so we combed the campus for information hoping not to miss anyone or anything. The $22,000 budget sounded barely adequate, but when we learned that we were to earn $20,000 of that amount during our first year of production (and before May 1), the figure fell below adequate. When the total amount was not met by that date, the administration and student government strongly considered buying out the contract. "Educated" people expected a small business to pay for itself in less than a year, with no office, little support, and before the first book was delivered! The staff has until December 31, 1982 to earn money on the 81-82 book, or the tradition will be ended. The building that this staff did for future staffs and the college will have been wasted except for this single publication). With such unfavorable working conditions, why did the staff continue to work on the book? First, we felt that WSC needed a written history: a yearbook. Second, we made a commitment to produce a book, and we were determined to finish it. Third, we knew that someone had to support the yearbook since the contract was signed before we entered the scene. Surely, a college wouldn't expect to be able to support an idea and not the project behind the idea. The majority of work was done on a volunteer basis, with the rewards being "personal gratification" and the "enjoyment of each others company." Due to financial responsibilities, time limitations and the fact that many people did not feel that the lack of support and pressure of the work were worth the limited rewards, many people contributed to the production for only a short time. We appreciate the help they gave to us. We especially thank the Signpost Staff who supported the yearbook in verbal as well as tangible forms. Their staff ordered books early, wrote articles, gave us space in the newspaper, and shared equipment, time and talents. Larry Stahle and Dr. Elray Pedersen acted as advisors for the ACORN. We appreciate their time, work and support. Considering our handicaps, we feel that the ACORN has come a long way in one year. We hope that future staffs will be given the opportunity to build further in recording the history of WSC.