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

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The Contraband entertained, informed, and sometimes infuriated its readers by The shrillness of Madonna was barely heard over the clatter of typewriters. Tired staffers shuffled layout sheets, edit- ed copy, and pictures trying to create a balanced layout. Between the jokes and song parodies, more serious matters of column inches and headline suggestions were being discussed. Yes, it was Sunday afternoon at the Contraband office. Contraband, the student newspaper, underwent many changes which resulted in a completely new look. There was a new banner and section headings, de- signed by Lisa Hawkins; shiny, three- tiered stands to hold the papers; and a new advisor — Carolyn Moffett. The most Worn out after a long weekend of newspaper pub- lishing, Editor-in-Chief Etta Smith finishes proof- reading a feature story. (Photo by M. Bennett) 66 Contraband Putting It in Print noticeable change, though, was the new size. The Contraband premiered its first broadsheet issue on October 30. This nearly doubled the size of the paper, which allowed the staff to be more cre- ative with layouts, sell more advertising space, and use some color. Occasionally, however, it just meant more newspaper ink on the reader's hands. In order to encourage reader participa- tion, the Contraband sponsored its first annual Writing Contest. Over 50 poems, short stories and essays were entered. Francis Regan, a sophomore English ma- jor, placed first in both the fiction and po- ay ‘Contraband veteran, has been with the staff fol etry divisions with his short story, ‘‘Visual: ization” and his poem, ‘‘Busboy Looks ai a Table’. Richard Friesen, a freshman general agriculture major, placed first in the essay division with Places’’. The division winners had theit submissions published in the November 20 issue of the paper. With the new broadsheet and addition, al student participation, the Contrabang had a noticeably busy year. | | Brett Downer, Organizations Editor, was respon: sible for the organizations section. Downer, é three years. (Photo by B. Mericle) “Changing | = Wt 8S ay

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sy bringing in concerts, ponsoring parties, and - taging fashion shows, SUB | | Sparked by an increased assessment ad new officers, the Student Union | Bard (SUB) kicked off a full schedule of gents with an extremely successful Go Os concert in the fall. The SUB’s schedule never slowed Own after that concert, and the year's €ents included fashion shows, concerts, Iptures, movies, and even a play that ¥as on world tour. The Board's Fashion Committee | Sged a number of shows during the i yar, featuring themes such as ‘Spring io Color’, “A Mood of Romance” and gan with the Go Gos, Autograpn rocked the McNeese Auditorium during the spring semester with their hit, “Turn Up the Radio’’. Also, the Accelerators put the pedal to the floor in the Parra Ballroom. To continue the variety of entertaiment prom- ised, comedians Mike Reynolds, Bill Kel- ler and Kelley Rodgers competed in a SUB Laff-off. Just a few weeks before appeari ng on “60 Minutes” and the cover of Time, Sovi- et defector Arkady Shevchenko spoke on the McNeese campus about the inner workings of the Kremlin. To top off the Speakers during the year, motivational speaker Jayne Lybrand lectured at two et the Good Times Roll] seminars on body language, offering hints on how to read other people's body sym- bols. The annual movie schedule included box-office hits with the likes of Purple Rain and The Terminator being featured in the Parra Ballroom. The motion pictures shown were chosen to appeal to a wide cross-section of tastes. This resulted in films ranging from Apocalypse Now to Batman being selected for student view- ing. One of the year’s outstanding perfor- mances included the Facets Theatre En- semble of Chicago performing the play “Macondo ’. The play, presented in the university's theater, was an experiment to test the show before it was taken over- seas, The Student Union Board’s annual par- ties were some of the most popular events on campus. A fall street dance with food, live music and, of course, beer, drew a festive Friday afternoon crowd to the courtyard in front of the Old Ranch, while the Spring Fling held at Burton Coli- seum presented one of the best turnouts yet. SUB President Frank Sheridan's philos- ophy was that the Student Union Board should entertain the students of McNeese; that’s just what the SUB seemed to do. All SUB events begin with discussion by the board. Frank Sheridan, Tammy Smith, and Luis Constantin discuss possible events at their week- ly meeting. (Photo by B. Mericle) Darren Hill, bass player for the Red Rockers, helped to warm up the crowd for the Go Gos. The Go Gos and Red Rockers visited the Lake Charles Civic Center on October 3. (Photo by T. Maricle) 1 ree ng |

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PL EELEL GS ELLE DIET BAL LIN Contraband Front row: Gil Albanese — Advertising Manager, Marsha Montgomery — Associate Editor, Etta Smith — Editor-in-Chief, Brett Downer — Organizations Editor, Arlene Gallo — Reporter. Second row: Doug Stewart — Reporter, Don Smith — Photographer, Pam Quarles — Photographer, Bronwyn Daly — Reporter, Greg Stratton — Entertainment Editor, Pam Breaux — Features Editor. Back row: Carl DuBois — Reporter, James O'Hara — Artist, Rebecca Hylton — Campus Editor, Glen Vandermolen — Reporter. (Photo by-G. Edwards) Los Rancheros Left to right: Magda Anderson, Pamela Graniel, Gustavo Avila, Dr. Maria Bustillo — Advisor; Santiago Revez, Maria Renee Hinojosa, Damary Gonzalez-Rodiles, Susie Johnson, Dr. Maria McCall — Advisor. (Photo by J. Cates) Le Cercle Francais Left to right: Katy Christman, Edna Racz, Donna Goodson, Kay Racz, Eric LeGros, Dr. Judy Savoie — Advisor, Dr. Gene Marshall — Advisor, Miss Laurence Festy. Not shown: Kevin Marcantel — Presicent. (Photo by J. Cates) Der Ratskeller Left to right: Edith Burnett, Herr Burnett, Ilse Unglaube, Richard Unglaube, Chris Marecello — President, Keith Merchant — Treasurer, Helge Stolzle, Dr. Ziggy Scholtz — Advisor. (Photo by J. Cates) 4 Organizations 67