Boston College - Sub Turri Yearbook (Boston, MA)

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1st row: S. Coffay (photo ed.). C. Faro (layout ed.), K. Shire (editor-in-chief), P. Fitzgerald (asst. ed.), J. Greco (asst. news ed.), L. Sergi (news ed.), S. Reynolds (features ed.), 2nd row: M.E. Malone (asst. ed. ' C. D ' Atri (asst. ed), E. Speranza (asst. news ed.), J. Tully (copy ed.) The Heights Undeniably the best place on campus to learn the newspaper business, from reporting to production, The Heights is also the most complete and most often- referred-to source of information at Bos- ton College. The paper is guided by an editorial board of thirteen candidates for saint- hood, and involves some 1 00 students on its news, features, sports, photography, production, and business staffs. Each Monday the work of these support staffs is published and distributed free of charge. The product is a knit of hard news, inter- views, reviews, sports reports, commen- taries, and, of course, humor. Efforts, all, to stop these widening apathetic yawns and to deal specifically with the concerns of the BC community. As an organization, the Heights is of a special nature. On the one hand it pro- vides the facilities and the expertise for true professional development. On the other, its atmosphere is predominatly social; it ' s a place to make friends as well as to learn. 1st row: E. Yost, L. Gallagher, M. Connell, M. O ' Keefe, J. Greco, S. Coffay. J. Long, C. D ' Atri, E. Speranza, S. Dirac, M. Mastromarino, P. Mullins, C. Langen 2nd row: R. Caro, J. Strenneford, N. Quinn, W. Owens, M. Pallone, T. Shea, C. Faro, J. Tully, G. Karalias, K. Shire, M.E. Malone, R. Miller 3rd row: M. Veilleux, P. Fitzgerald, M. Lane, C. Shimkus, K. Mulcahy, P. Madden, K. Timothy, S. Reynolds, L. Sergi, J. Stocking, E. Abbott, A. Maini 235

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Common Ground It was hot that summer and campus life was at an intellectual and social standstill. They sat in that stifling, 3rd floor Townhouse room, hating the weather and speaking in a dissatisfied tone of the inert campus and its inanimate people. This place needs some- thing, he said conclusively. She sighed; partly in agreement and partly because the open window afforded no breeze. We could- start a newspaper ... , he said. She looked up in surprise, a slow smile creeping over her face. She laughed. You ' ll be Editor-in-chief and I ' ll be Managing Editor. Think you can handle it? She nodded and the smile broadened. He was a nut, she laughed again. It is not unusual for a college of the smallest magnitude to have a campus newspaper the purpose of which is to inform its students of campus happenings. This medium also serves a dual purpose in that it affords members of the student body a place to better their writing style. Thus, Boston College has The Heights. As time progressed and America began to make the realiza- tion that the world also consisted of people of color a cry went out for a publication to serve the needs of these people. Thus, Boston College has the Collage. For a long time these two publications serviced the campus quite well. Students from different walks of life could pick u p the Heights, and immediately they would be abreast of what was making news around campus. The Collage provided the voice of the minority student at Boston College, and was able to keep the community aware of the strides, advancements and demands that people of color were making. Now for quite some time these two publications kept everyone pretty much satisfied, but with the eighties making its presence felt, things began to change. All of a sudden the student body began to crave something more, something new, thus, Common Ground was born. Its full name would become Common Ground, A Publication for the Meeting of Minds. Its purpose was to bridge the gap between The Heights and Collage, and give the community an alternative source to read and write for. Our issues contain items on International Affairs, National News, Local News, Business, Arts Entertainment, Features, Editorials and Commentaries. It is our aim to address these sections from an objective standpoint. We take important issues that the commercial media does not have time to do indepth research on, do the research, and then offer our findings to the community for Boston College. It is not our intention to sway opinion, rather we are bringing about a meeting of the minds. 1st row: Andrea Cabral, editor; Steve Tompkins, managing editor: 2nd row: Derryl Johnson, Sandra Beauvoir, asst. editor: James Howell, 3rd row: Kate Ryan; Darryl Nobles; Mary Kuryla; Fitzroy Patten, 4th row: Jacqui Little: Dotty Anderson 234

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Stylus 1st Row: Julia Golier, Joanne Wojtyto, Kathy Head, 2nd Row: Rick Marcil, Nina Gilbert, Theresa Burns, Joe Kirchqassner, Rich Champoux 3rd Row- Paul Squatriti Stylus, the literary and arts magazine, has brought to attention the creative talents of the Bos- ton College community since 1882. The magazine has aimed to stimulate interest in the achievements of the students with its publications. Stylus welcomes all types of literary and artistic creations: fiction, poetry, essays, interviews, photo- graphy, and artwork, with a wide range of styles, from thought provoking to humorous. The only re- quirement for a submission is that it be of high quali- ty: original, imaginative, and well-written. Staff members who have demonstrated a con- tinuing interest and responsible attendance are elected to the editorial board for the following year. The editorial board consists of assisting the editors in determining policy, activities and improvements for the magazine. In recent years, Stylus has been a biannual periodical. For the 1980-81 year, three issues were published. The 1979-80 Stylus was chosen a third place winner in the Coordinating Council of Literary Magazines, which judges undergraduate maga- zines for literary and artistic excellence. This year, the 99th year of publication, the editors and staff intend to continue the high level of quality of Stylus, reflecting the talent of the Boston College Students. 236