Los Angeles Valley College - Crown Yearbook (Valley Glen, CA)

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Star city editor Colleen Ferguson handles page one for the Star cmd coordinates- the news for the paper. open doors 45-' ,L I I, .f ., Adviser Edward A. Irwin goes over the I The editors ofthe Valley Star tiff ' V work in the city room in the new Business-Journalism building. Star during a weekly staff meeting. Left to right are Randy Holmberg, fine arts editorg Cczrruthg sports editor Dick Shumskyg Star photographer Ken Westfield, and Miss Ferguson.

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Guest speakers, such as alumnus 1 Dave Wright pictured here, speak to the ' 90 students of Journalism l about work on metropolitan newspapers. All eyes are on editor Carruth as he calls the editorial board to order. Staff members who are not on the board may sit in but may not vote. fl mf! -ws.. ' Q-, - f ' A mediocre writer becomes a good writer by writing, writing, writing. He gains experience, en- hances his vocabulary and perfects his particular style by taking many assignments on the various publica- tions at Valley, which were designed for this express purpose. There are three magazines and a weekly newspaper available for the journalist to demonstrate his writing ability. ' The Valley Star, The Voice of Valley College, which appears on the news stands every Thursday morning, is rated as one of the top junior college papers in the nation. Reporters cover any impor- tant events which have direct eEect on the student body. This includes on and off campus happenings. Dale Robertson, who is chief photographer for the iournalism department as well as for Inside, Sceptre and Crown magazines, spends cz considerable portion of his time in the inner recesses of the new darkroom. Star photographer Ken Westfield goes over the photo assignments for the upcoming issue of the Star. H