Indiana University Kokomo - Prometheus Yearbook (Kokomo, IN)

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i l 5 . Jf :ami DEADLI E BATTLE Meeting deadlines, writing stories, getting pictures, selling ads, and re- viewing editorials challenged the skills of the IUK Phoenix staff as they worked to edit and produce a bi- weekly newspaper. Debbie Clason, staff advisor for the Phoenix, described her average school day as llanything but boring! There just always seems to be something go- ing on, either taking pictures, assigning stories, or pasting up a layout. Not all of the work on the Phoenix is done in the student activities office between the hours of 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. There were several occasions when the staff was forced to come in early, stay late, and travel around V , 5. If Barb Kleinfelter, staff writer, works on yet another creative story for the paper's upcoming issue. 102 gnu Kokomo and its nearby communities in search of a story. By working on the Phoenix staff, stu- dents gained on the job experience from resolving conflicts and working together as a team. ln the end, these lessons helped to create a more productive individual and a better Phoenix issue. At times, when the deadlines were near and the heat was on, the thought of l'Why am I doing this? crossed ev- ery staff members mind. But, when the paper rolled off the presses, and the finished product was in hand, the staff members' only thoughts were, 'll made it through, and it was worth it! S , M fix 'N'-.5 -' P f' V ' , ' .gifii LI... 5 g . , X: 'l'i c .c . ' if - s As advisor, Debbie Clason spends a lot of her time checking quotes and verifying sources.

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Prometheus Staff Learns By Doing l .- , -Z We, the Prometheus staff, realize that you may not read this yearbook in 1986. It may be years before you peruse this book, reviewing the familiar faces and remember- ing this 40th year of IUK, Whether it be 1986 or 1996, this yearbook contains the very essence of IUK-the people, The yearbook staff discovered your moments of magic while you worked and played, laughed and cried. We found another kind of magic from the former years of IUK, while talking with personalities from the time frame of 40 years ago. We hope we captured both kinds of magic and made them come alive on the pages of the Prometheus 85-86. We'd like to thank our staff for their course, Barb Kleinfelter had to play 2O Questions with each new page. We have all heard the expression Mak- ing a go of it but Lewis put new meaning into it by never showing up. lay christened the darkroom with a gallon of fix. Of course, Barb was always there to throw in her two cents worth, while Lanette was off somewhere joining Procrastinators of America. Tony Needler, editor, was always asking, Can l check your body? Debbie Clason, yearbook advisor, constantly threatened that if we didn't work faster we would not get the yearbooks back for another 40 years, With a little luck, a lot of teamwork, and rdf ,wu- contributions. Lewis Everling's art of dodging his assignments and lay Tipton's sarcastic retorts kept us on our toes. Lanette Fry's line, 'tlt will be done today, should be in Bartlett's Quotations. Of 'vs .- 5 ' M. - 1, ,,. as it. .3 v -ii, 1'-up ,- a couple of hard Friday workouts, we managed to pull it all together. We the yearbook staff, present to you-student, friends, and IUK staff, the 1985-86 edition of the Prometheus, f , t they didn't buy a yearbook or anend any staff Late night deadline sessions are a bitch but a sincere hug from a good buddy will usually cheer things stings but: somehow, just posting them on the wall up. e us all incentive to go on. ' 4 ,

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lamie McDaniel studies one of the newly produced Phoenixs while it is still hot off of the press. az:-111' 5:5-H57 li ,,,, l Brenda Garrod, the 1985-86 Phoenix editor proofreads the final pasted up copy for the Phoenix. Dottie Kiney, advertising director for the IUK Phoenix, carefully studies a possible advertisement. 103