Northeastern University - Cauldron Yearbook (Boston, MA)

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summer Hi, there. What do yon think of the yearbook so far? Oh perfect. To help you continue enjoying this edition of The Cauldron, we ' ve prepared the following eight page to introduce some of the creative concepts we ' ll be using. We believe we have some very interesting Ideas on which we ' ve built this yearbook. Therefore, in order to appreciate the contents of this book more fully, we ' ll explain how we ' ll be using them. The first concern is this year ' s subtitle, What ' s a middler? It gives a specific reference to a very general theme. You say you ' d like an English translation? Sure. Our theme Is to cover Northeastern as it really is. The black pavement and square white buildings, a city school, a co-op school. A place where summer school Is for everyone and not just for delinquent students. A place where a professional attitude Is more prevalent than a laid-back collegiate atmosphere. A university so large the numbers can engulf you or force you to strive for individuality. How do you sum all that up in a specific theme? You can ' t. That ' s where the subtitle comes in. (The plot thickens . . . ) We ' re sure you can recall becoming a third-year student, proudly proclaiming that you ' re now above the sophomore level, a middler. Boy, was that a mistake. Your high school buddy, old neighbor, new acquaintance or ugly brother replied What ' s a middler? After realizing that mistake for the 3,247th time, you finally realized it ' s much safer to aay, I ' m in my third year out of five. By then you also learned to explain what Northeas- tern really Is. What makes it different from Notre Dame, Yale and other schools. And that Is exactly what we ' ve done. We ' ve retold the story so when you look back you remember Northeastern as the unique institution it Is for most of us. Who knows ... it could be the way all schools operate in 2001.

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fall One of the ways we ' ve gone about accomplishing our goal Is the slant our stories take (as described in the table of contents). We also are using a number of graphic Ideas. The major vehicle we ' ve used Is the book ' s seasonal format, represented in the different layout styles. The top of each of these page layouts is a headline Indicating which season this style is for. Another graphic element is the logos (also In the table of contents) at the beginning of each section (sports, academics, etc.). They ' re really self-explanatory, so we won ' t be explanatory about them. OK? One thing you might ask is, Hey, how do I know which pictures goes with which story? Relax , husky breath. It ' s quite simple. After someone ' s name In a story there will be an Indication like (picture 1). Look for a black square and same number In the bottom right hand corner of the photos. When the numbers match, so do the picture and story. It ' s just like connect the dots. See how much fun you ' ll have with this yearbook? Our final creative concept Is a very unique individual Indeed. He is our fictional character, Joseph M. Bagoonya. (Can you say Joseph M. Ba- goonya ? Sure, 1 knew you could.) As Joe ' s life unfolds, you ' ll find out that much of it Involves every frustrating, obnoxious and humiliating thing that can happen to somebody at Northeastern. As you vicariously (college word) read about Joe, you ' ll enjoy the situations he ' s put In. You ' ll know It ' s time for Joe when the copy area of the layout becomes black and type In white. See, we make It easy for you. That ' s because we ' re such nice people.