American University - Talon / Aucola Yearbook (Washington, DC)

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The American University Uniwersutet Amerykariski De American Universiteit Die Amerikanische Universitat AMepUKHHCKU yHUbepCUMOM A Universidade Americana Det Amerikanske Universitet L ' Universite Americaine La Universidad Americana L ' Universita Americana Dai Hoc My Det Amerikanske Universitet Univesitas Amerika Amerikan Yliopisto Amgtumku yHUBepsuTex Americki Univerzitet 0-|t llEl?l- tl] )- Die Amerikanische Universitat AMepUKBHCKU ? VHUbepCUMeM A Universidade Americana Det Amerikanske Universitet La Universidad Americana L ' Universita Americana Dai Hoc My Det Amerikanske Universitet Univesitas Amerika Amerikan Yliopisto Uniwersutet Amerykariski The American University

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The 1988 Talon, volume 62, is the year- book of The American University. The book was published by Hunter Publishing Company, Winston-Salem, North Car- olina. Each copy contains 392 pages, 32 pages in four-color. Pages 1-16 and 369-384 were printed on lustro paper. Pages 17-368 and 385-392 were printed on dull enamel paper. The cover is a lithograph of the McKinley Building drawn by Elisa Komins. It is a vellum cover specially ordered to match PMS 424. Endsheets are printed on tinted paper 328 granite. Divider pages were photographed by Maria Yap and Kimberly Fedio using a 4 x 5 large format camera. Fourcolor photos on pages 9 and 371 are by Elisa Komins. Pop-up photo on pages 56 and 57 by Mitchell Weinraub. Additional specificahons available upon request; 228 Mary Graydon Center, The American University, Washington, DC 20016, (202) 885-1420. 3. AH rights reserved. Library of Corigress card catalog number 83-643275 ISSN 0736-9727 The 1 988 Talon is a publication of The American University, Washington, D.C, The copynght of all photographs appearing in The 1 988 Talon revert back to the photographer after publication. Written permission must be ob- tained from The 1988 Talon editor-in hief to reproduce anything other than photographs- The 1988 Talon was produced by a staff of students at The American University, without direct affiliation to the university administrahon. Editorial and business offices: 228 Mary Graydon Center, The American University, Washington, D.C. 20016, (202) 885-1420.

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Editor ' s Note 228 Marv Graydon Center: a life-size pos- ter ot Albert Einstein, a mythological tree named Talon Ted, croppers, haberules, de- sign books, and clutter from the lives of the infamous TALONTEERS. This is the epi- center of The 1988 Talon. This is the place that 392 pages were conceptualized, argued about, designed, laid out, and put on the computer. This is where we all came together to work, eat, laugh at ourselves, complain about our roommates, dispute reality and look for someone to ease our post-exam anxiety. And, this is where we talked about YOU — the AU community. We tried to understand you, sometimes without understanding ourselves. We wanted this book to be for each one of you, from the groundskeepers, to the Wheel of Fortune addicts, to the deans. This uni- versity, this microcosm of life that we fondly call AU, involves every last one of you, and sometimes, that is overlooked. Sometimes the top-dollar and diplomat shade out the every day hey, I ' m happy to be here student. We wanted this book to say something to everyone, and we wanted it to accurately capture the essence of AU. We wanted you to remember the changes that were occu- ring. We wanted you to remember the first sparks of athletic spirit, and AU ' s political and intellectual spirit that was the very basis of AU ' s founding. The Hurst Hall cornerstone was laid in 1896 with the same gavel that George Washington used to lay the cornerstone for the Capitol building. That day they were thinking of a university that captured the political spirit of the capital city, of an alternative to the Catholic institutions which discriminated against Jews and other minorities. They felt a sense of pride. Now, nearly 100 years later, maybe we ' re NOT rallying around a football team, but we ' re rallying around causes we believe in. We ' ve been called a generation of softies, materialists with no concern for hum- anity... that ' s cynical rhetoric from a baby- boomer without a lifestyle. I ' ve worked with over 25 people this year who disprove this. These people taught me a lot about AU, and a lot about myself. We increased the book by almost two hundred pages, we included underclassmen, faculty and staff for the first time. We added two new sec- tions: campus humor and style. These people didn ' t look at me and say, You ' re crazy. We ' re too busy working on our egos. They sacrificed their time and gave a lot of themselves. Their reward? In the middle of all these lay-out sheets, staff meetings and philosophizing, those college scenes you read about in Ti er Beat really do happen. People give advice. People get advice. People realize the whys . During 56 hour deadline marathons, you begin to communicate almost telekinetically. (Coca- cola and HO-HO ' s are powerful sub- stances.) Those Kodak commercial mom- ents are the best part of doing this job. When I decided to take this job on, I never realized how much it would affect me. This year. The Talon has been my life. Producing a book is in many ways like a pregnancy. (Breathe 2, 3, 4) You do every- thing you can during your term (13 months) and then you wait for the labor pains to begin. (Exhale 2, 3, 4) I ' ve slept fit- fully around deadlines and had reoccuring fire dreams where I smell smoke from my Mass. Ave apartment. In the dream, I sprint up to MGC only to see smoke over the Talon office!! I fight off AU Security and dash into the office in time to scoop up com- puter disks, photos, lay-out sheets! Whew! Sound neurotic? You bet. Now, the contractions are coming closer together. I keep going back over pages in my mind. I repeat to myself three times be- fore going to bed each night: The book is not going to be perfect, while crossing my fingers and hoping that it will be as close as humanly possible. AU has taught me a lot, given me a lot, forced me to take a look at complex issues that are easier to ignore. This is my gift to a university that I love. As much as this book means to me, I couldn ' t have done it alone. There are a lot of other people who made this possible. Thank you doesn ' t seem like enough. (Per- sonal masseuses and my first born are pro- bably more in line.) But here goes: The first thank you goes to the yearbook elves themselves, the Talonteers. They all made a committment to excellence and pro- fessionalism and pulled together to make this book a reality. They put up with my occasional bouts of baffledom, my out- bursts of stress laughter, my right-brain aptitude and my uncanny ability to work song lyncs into everyday conversahon. I especially have to thank Jenny Benny Silo Barnes, my associate editor, for being there through, not only the thick, but the MURKY SYRUPY, i.e. Deadline I. I also would like to thank Brian F. Keane and his humor cohorts for diving into the unknown without even a scuba mask. If you guys were any funnier, 1 would be jailed upon publication. Final staff thank you goes to the die-hards who endured Deadline II: the Jenz (the beginning of their European Tour ' 88); John for initiating stress dancing; Bradbear and Kim F. for fighting computer baffledom; Kimbo, for rolling up her sleeves during deadline and leading the way to the party afterwards; PBH, photo- taking luv god in training, for his photo talents and violent outlook on life; Kather- ine, for truly understanding the meaning of deadline; and Elisa, Patty, Dave, Matt, Jess, Noel and Chris for their dedication and input. You are an amazing staff — year- book pulitzers and bronze croppers for all! I would like to thank Lou Anne Caligiuri and the Student Activities office for virtu- ally everything, our wonderful rep John Bailey, Carl Wolf Studio Inc. for the service, UPPO for photos, Craig Stevens for putting the umph in Media Madness, P.Chris Cifatte for steering the CMC and laughing at the right times, Ann Zelle for her counsel, WAVE-TV for sound effects through the vent, Maria Yap and Kimberly Fedio for their incredible talent and time in photographing our divider pages, Ron our mailman for his smile and outlook on life. Sports Information for their professional manner, our computer friends for mistak- ing us for a supply closet (SHHOOOZ me. ..computer room?). Vera Stafford Knight (the first Talon editor) and all editors before me, especially J.D. Quale (1985 Talon), for his friendship, honesty, en- couragement and for being the first person at AU to believe in me, and Provost Milton Greenberg for reminding us that adminis- trators do read this book. Finally, I would like to thank my friends for enduring a year of constant Talontalk, Karen Schofield for journeying into CAR- RIELAND and surviving, my roommate Shanta (AKA Tantbear or Shabear) for list- ening to my hopes and fears and allowing me to sing her name in every song imagin- able, and my family, especially Mom, Cub, and Cath, for all the love, encouragement, and verbal hugs via telephone. I couldn ' t have done it without you. Carrie Earle editor-in-chief 1988 Talon