McNeese State University - Log Yearbook (Lake Charles, LA)

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Sete Closing We've Got What It Takes The opening of new buildings and the landscaping and reconstruction of the grounds are examples of the physical changes around the campus. However, these physical changes are not the only ones that have taken place at the university. When McNeese was first launched as a junior col- lege, it was equipped to handle only a small number of programs. Today McNeese offers its students a wide variety of programs ranging from nursing to engineering to business. In 1985 McNeese opened the New Business Eco- nomic Center featuring the latest computers and teaching materials available, plus the administrative offices and conference facilities. With construction beginning on the third floor of the Engineering, Nurs- ing, and Technology Building, the technology and Continued

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Whether she’s painting, teaching or putting on an art exhibit, Heather Kelley embodies Heather Ryan Kelley, assistant profes- sor of art at McNeese State University, has had much of her artwork put on dis- play at various galleries around Louisiana and in surrounding areas. Her work is con- tained in numerous private collections as well as in the Aaron Hastings Gallery of New Orleans and the Ruth Wiseman Gal- lery of Dallas. Her handling of different media has of- ten been described as ‘‘fresh, spontane- ous, and very painterly,’ and her imagery has been termed ‘‘magic and dreamlike”’ according to Dr. Bill Bryant, head of the department of visual arts at Northwestern State University. “As an image-maker | would most liken her. to the magic-realists,’’ added Bryant. One of Kelley’s shows was at the New a Orleans Contemporary Art Center’s Annu- al “Art for Art's Sake’’ Exhibiton. “Art for Art's Sake”’ is the annual open- ing of the fall exhibition season in New Orleans. Kelley’s work, ‘‘Rarefied Gas” is an oil painting dealing with scientific machinery and metaphors. Bold color is utilized as well as a paint surface that varies from thin wash to an impasto build-up of pig- ment. Kelley also exhibited her work in “All Dada Eve,’’ sponsored by McNeese’s art department. The international mail-art show was in display in the Student Art Gallery of the Fine Arts Building. Over 150 works from 87 participating artists were included. The works came from across the United States as well as from France, Australia, Canada, and Bel- gium, said Kelley, the show's curator. ‘Mail, or correspondence art, is a phe- nomenon of the last 20 years, in which artists correspond with each other, pro- ducing small, personal works of art,”’ Kelly explained. A special feature of the exhibition was Kelley’s 15-foot mural, entitled ‘‘All Dada Eve,’’ executed in acrylic and mixed-me- dia on canvas. The canvas has life-sized figures on such famous individuals as Marilyn Mon roe, Albert Einstein, Houdini, and Thomas Edison standing in a night scene. The work is painted very much in the spirit of Dadaism, complete with tricks, costumes, and fantasy. Heather Ryan Kelley, Associate Professor of Art, puts the finishing touches on her mural! entitled “All Dada Eve.’ People 331

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ae SS Se te ite Colophon — - The 1985 Log was published by Delmar Printing Com- pany of Charlotte, North Carolina, under the supervision of Frank Myers, University Representative, and S erry Breneman, In-plant Consultant. These representatives worked with a staff of 12 students and adviser, Carolyn Moffett, Coordinator of McNeese Media Services. Endsheets were printed in 20% black over 40% black. while the pages were printed on 80 high gloss enamel paper, using helvetica 8 10 for cutlines and 10 12 for body copy. Headlines were shot in varying sizes of Garamond on an Addressograph Multigraph COMP SET 3510. Headline sizes ranged from 36 point to 60 point, varying in sections. Joe Jackson, an ad design student, designed the cover of Volume 42 of the Log. His cover was chosen from among 5 7 entries from the students of Charlene Whitney, Assistant Professor of Art. The cover consists of a black and white print of the new Business and Economics Center lithographed on a 9 x 12 paper cover dyed 300 PMS (dark blue) and printed in high gloss. The opening, dividers, and closing of the Log were constructed on a freestyle grid, using 20% and 40% grey screens and a black hairline. The opening and the first six pages of Student Life were processed in color using chromes (slides) to attain sharp and vivid repro- ductions. Student Life, which encompasses activities that are an integral part of the student body; was de- signed on a 14 column grid. Organizations, consisting of all major associations on campus, was constructed of a six column spread, using a 20% screen to back the group shots. The Greek section was designed on a 12 column grid utilizing a hairline rule as the distinguishing factor in the section. Sports, consisting of both orga- nized and unorganized athletic activities, was designed using an eight column spread, with a Harvard rule (the smaller of which is in a 20% screen). Academics, which emphasizes areas of McNeese that have attained ex- cellence, was arranged ona 12 column grid. The People section was drafted on a freestyle grid to make best use of the space. Also, the People section was divided into graduates seniors and underclassmen. All rules and hairlines used in the yearbook were one point, except for the larger rule in the Sports section, which was in two point. The 1985 edition of the McNeese State University Log had a press run of 3,600 copies. Fabulous fashions and happy hearts are on the agenda for fresh- men Milissa Greathouse and Mary Foreman as they attend the Kappa Alpha Nerd Party. (Photo by G. Edwards) Closing 333