Morehead State University - Raconteur Yearbook (Morehead, KY)

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One of the most important ways for students to find out what's happening locally and particularly on campus at M80 is through the campus media. The media includes: WMKY, MSLl's radio station; TV- 12, MSU's television station; The Trail Blazer, the student newspaper; lnscape, the campus literary magazine; and the Raconteur, MSU's yearbook. There has been a growing concern this year at MSU with the apathetic attitude the student body has displayed toward campus activities and organizations, including the campus media. To express what each aspect of the media is doing to combat this apparent lack of concern, five people, one from each campus medium, explained what their particular medium is doing this year to make the student body more aware of their programs and publications and how they would like students to respond and show interest. Mr. Larry Netherton, General Manager of WMKY, says that to make students more aware of the radio station this year, the sta- tion is holding a communications contest in which $100 is awarded to the winning entries in five categories, such as music, sports, or news. The winning entries will be played on the air. WMKY also has three vacancies open, which the station is trying to fill. Mr. Netherton explained that WMKY is trying to recruit students with majors other than R-TV, such as those students Increasing Campus Awareness with majors in Journalism and English. Students do not have to be in radio- television to get involved with the radio station. Besides these new approaches to in- crease student awareness, WMKY also runs ads in the Morehead News and the Trail Blazer. Highlights are printed in the Morehead News and the Lexington Herald. Monthly program guides are sent out and placed in key locations. To show their interest, Mr. Netherton says he wants students to iiListen, and let us know they're listening, through postcards and telephone calls. He also says that it is important for all feedback to be directed to the programming department, rather than to students working at WMKY because many times the information may get lost in the shuffle and fail to reach the right person. . Another important medium for students on campus is TV-12. As far as making people more aware of the television station, Tim Scowden, Senior R-TV major and co-host of iiMorehead City Limits, says that anytime someone mentions Morehead City Limits or asks about MSU-TV, he's always glad to talk to them about it. As for students' responses to MSLl-TV he says, Any kind of input from students would be good. If they have ideas for show topics, they should feel free to let someone TRAILBLAZER photo-editor, Kevin Goldy shoots the Students for Reinhard rally from atop the ADU roof. Goldy is a photo-journalism major from Mou Sterling, Kentucky. i 1 JOHN FLAVEL involved with the operation know wha those ideas are. Even ideas for new show would, llm sure, be appreciated. I've know people in the past who have gone in wit an idea for a show, and it's ended up on th. air. Tim added that feedback of any kin- is always appreciated. A form of campus media quite differen from radio or television is MSLl's studenu newspaper, The Trail Blazer. Debora l Powell, Editor of the Trail Blazer, says tha- to increase student awareness this year, circulation of The Trail Blazer has been in creased. 6,500 copies are printed weekly of which 250 are mailed. She explaine- that the paper is placed in all residenc- halls, but it is also placed in locations, par ticularly the library and University Center, where non-traditional students and com- muters can have easier access to the paper. Debbie says that most feedback consists of telephone calls, but she would like to see more letters particularly letters to the editor. All verified letters are run in the paper. Debbie feels that the newspaper is the most effective medium on campus because the paper reaches more students than any other form of media. She says, illt's worth all the trouble when I look out the window ifrom the Trail Blazer officei on Wednesday afternoon after the paper's gone out and see people reading The Trail Blazer.

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NOTES are a vital essential to any student's study habits. Students in Professor Betty Clarke's class are taking notes avidly. Associate Professor Betty Clarke teaches Creative Writing. In this class, students learn to use their imagination and creative abilities in their papers.

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A second publication on campus is the student literary magazine, lnscape. Randy Moore, and MSU students involved with In- scape, say that to make students more aware of lnscape, he and another student appeared this on MSLl-TV to explain what lnscape is and how students, no matter what their field of study, can contribute to the magazine. Also, Randy says that ln- scape has advertised in the English classes with the support of the English depart- ment. uTeachers read memos to the students, though this wasn't as effective as we hoped because of the apparent lack of submissions. To show interest in the publication, Randy says that he would like people to support us by purchasing copies. Also, all submissions are welcome. A third student publication on campus is MSU's yearbook, the Raconteur. Saundra Stivers, Editor of the Raconteur, says that this year to gain more student awareness, memos concerning the Raconteur have been sent to every room on campus as well as to fraternities and sororities. This fall the Raconteur was also featured on MSU- TV to increase student knowledge and awareness of the yearbook and its purpose. Saundra explained that most of the feed- back from students is in the form of letters and phone calls. She says, Any letters or phone calls are welcome because they let us know how students feel. MSU's media has a variety of forms, but each is important to the student body at MSG. The campus media is an important link for students to what is happening elsewhere on campus. Support for the media is essential because the media's pur- pose is to serve the student. By BEVERLY WILLS. NNOD WLL THE PRODUCTION CREW at the television station monitors the airing programs and informs the cameramen on their positions and what to do. Lee Emmonst John Myers, Tom Meadows, and Jack Williams are all radio-television majors. WMKY's Mark Anthony is a big hit with Morehead's music fans. Anthony hosts the show On the Rise which aired every Wednesday night at 10:00.