Carnegie Mellon University - Thistle Yearbook (Pittsburgh, PA)

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The new production system allows Drue Milter. News Editor, to make last-minute corrections, or even run a late-breaking story. After gaining familiarity with Pagemakcr. Entertainment Editor Bruce Kusrel is able to add creativity to the Diversions section. Ad Manager Lisa .ito plans where the advertisements will he placed in an issue of the Tartan. Checking with Editor-in-Chief Lisa McAnany before running the final copy, typesetter Nancy St. Louis makes a correction. ■ Ilttfy (iittcypif Tartan Newspaper 23

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TARTAN GOES HIGH-TECH NEW TYPESETTING SYSTEM IMPLEMENTED From light tables, x-acto blades and long nights to state of the art software. Macintoshes and more sleep: such has been the transformation of The Tartan. In the fall of 1986, the student-run newspaper replaced its former typesetting system with a new computer system that permits the layout and printing of entire pages. The ability to see and design whole pages at once is an enormous improvement over the old system of printing out single articles and headlines and cutting and pasting them onto the page. The new system, which uses the Pagcmakcr pagination program from Aldus and Macintosh Plus terminals connected on a MacScrve network, shortens the production time of each issue considerably. Headline writing, corrections, and even major layout changes can all be handled directly and immediately by the section editors, and staffwriters hand in their articles on disk. The layout of the Tartan has become more creative with the implementation of Pagemaker. With options like changing column widths, varied points sizes and leading, and wrapping text around photos or illustrations, an eye-catching or unconventional layout is more easily implemented. Two LaserWriters in the Tartan office allow for tabloid-size proofs of each page before printing on the Art and Technology Center’s Linotronic 300 Typesetter, which the staff has access to. The proofs take the suspense and guesswork out of page design. Future improvements planned for the Tartan include plans to integrate large screen Macintoshes instead of the normal MacPlus terminals currently in use. Article by—Lisa McAnany Layout by—David Si tar Preparing the comic strips each week for :■ Tartan is Art Editor Kurt Shaw. CftmX llt-rn hl nmril Drawn away from his duties as Production Manager. Russ Setigman gives the camera a wide-eyed stare. Widely read by the campus community, the Tartan fills the time between Tuesday classes. 22 Tartan Newspaper

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HOMECOMING 1986 Home Is Where the Heart Is “Home is Where the Heart Is,” the theme of Homecoming ’86, proved to be true as “the largest gathering of golden graduates ever” returned to Carnegie Mellon for their fiftieth reunion, said Susan Hernandez of the Alumni Relations office. The weekend was kicked off with refreshments and Highlander Games on the Cut, which were rained out later in the afternoon. Later in the evening, the annual Power Puff Football Game was played on the IM Field. Saturday’s activities started early with the Second Annual student-alumni 5k “Run Through the Park with SARC.” The Tartans defeated the Thiel Col- lege football team with a score of 14 to 0 in the central event of the weekend. Preceding the game was an open barbecue on the Cut. which included entertainment by The Jazz Ensemble and Jazz Choir, and the traditional Homecoming Parade which included carloads of alumni, floats from several campus organizations, and the Mr. and Miss Varsity candidates. During the game’s half-time ceremony, the Kiltie Band performed a field routine, and Robert Bowie and Sarah Fay were crowned Mr. and Miss Varsity, 1986. Other events of the weekend included a presentation of the master plan to Carnegie Mellon alumni, the tradition- al alumni dinner-dance, a champagne brunch, a special reunion of the sisters of Alpha Epsilon Phi, the sorority of late astronaut Judith Resnik. and the Second Annual Alumni Dinner Show that featured songs and dances by students and alumni in what was billed as a lighthearted revue. Alumni Relations’ Hernandez judged the weekend to be a success, partially attributing this to increased personal contact between University and alumni. Article by—Beth Innocenti and Natalie Capone Layout by—Sara Rad Hen Knkmky Entertaining the crowd during the Homecoming Barbecue on the Cut are members of the Carnegie Mellon Jazz Choir. Parading around the Cut between Warner and Doherty Halls are alumni, floats, and candidates for the Mr. and Miss Varsity compel ion. heading to the destination of Tech Stadium. Ben KrcU Fired up for a Homecoming victory are tk brothers of Pi Kappa Alpha, as they cheer for dj Tartans from their vintage fire truck. 24 Homecoming