Texas Tech University - La Ventana Yearbook (Lubbock, TX)

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THE PRESS t BY Chari,i:s Richards Students at Texas Tech enjoyed the most representative student newspaper in the school ' s history over the 1962- 1963 session. The Daily Toreador re- placed the tri-weekly publication that had appeared in previous years. The Toreador appeared in boxes throughout the campus by 7 a.m. five days a week, Tuesday through Satur- day. Because the shift to more frequent publication, students were able to get in the campus paper for the first time, round-up of campus activities through the week. In addition, the Toreador sent re- porters on such activities as the school trip, out-of-town football and basket- ball trips, etc., to give students more live coverage of interesting events. Editor of the Toreador during the i fall semester was Bill McGee. As assist- ants he had Charles Richards, managing editor; Jeannie Bookout, news editor; Max Jennings, asst. managing editor; Nancy Miller, amusements editor; and Johnnie Lu Raborn, society editor. Also assisting were five copy editors: Celeste Hardy, Carrie Chaney, Gayle Ma- chen, Jody Allen and Bill Heard. Head photographer was Cal Wayne Moore, aided by Lee Sneath, Vernon Smith and David Butler. Richards was named to head the staff during the spring semester, with Jen- nings moving up to the vacated manag- ing editor ' s post. Miss Machen was promoted to asst. managing editor, with Lew Bullion taking over as the fifth copy editor. The position of sports editor was an unstable one, with Ray Finfer replacing Richardson in the spring semester and Artie Shaw replacing Finfer late in the school year when Finfer changed his interests to advertising. During the year, the Toreador covered a multitude of highlight events. Among these were the effigy-hanging threats of the fall semester and the panty-raid scares of the spring term. In both cases, Toreador editors appealed for reason on the part of the student body. The Toreador stood ready to expose conditions not in keeping with the goals of Texas Tech. In November the staff cooperated with the Traffic Security Dept. in a raid of the Tech Union games room where two Texas Tech students were apprehended during a dice game. The student paper also followed a policy of giving praise where it was due. It praised editorially the efforts

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TYME David Curry Eiilor Kay Kagay Joyce Woody Editors PLAYBOY Jamie Anderson Editor Charles Richards Editor Travis Peterson Editor Cindy Cowan Sophomore Editor Carol Anderson junior Editors Betty McFarren Senior Editor F U 1- U R Magann Lamb JoDY Allen Carolene English Gretchen Pollard Editors Editors Carrie Chaney T0WN4C0UNTR ART DIRECTION Dale Bennett Art Editor Sherry Bingham Editor HOTO RAPH Freshman Editors Carolyn Chenault Cal Wayne Moore Photographer Polly Lamaster Carole Stanley

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1 !• » of the College Bowl team, the Model United Nations, the crops judging team, the horticulture and parks management department — to name a few — for giving service to Texas Tech. Controversial topics were many and often during the year. Two of the big- gest came at the close of the year when the Toreador ' s letters to the editor became a fighting ground over issues of censorship and regulations in women ' s dormitories. Under Richards ' regime, the Toreador spoke editorially for a campus book- swap, and with the backing of the Stu- dent Council the suggestion is being started with the fall semester, 1963. For All I See Is Red day, an edi- torial started the processes to outfit the Red Raider basketball team in red for the game that evening with Baylor. The cagers, previously always attired in white at home, secured the approval of the visitors and wore red. Texas Tech found its name in news- paper reports all over the nation in February when a front-page editorial by the Toreador advocating athletic in- tegration was picked up by the wire serv- ices and Lubbock radio and television stations. The integration question drew wide interest over the campus, city and area. When Student Assn. elections neared, the support of athletic integration found a place on the platform of almost every candidate. It stirred up the Southwest Confer- ence, also. In its annual meeting, the conference brought out under question- ing that it had no rules prohibiting in- tegration in athletics. The Toreador continued to throw its support to Texas State University in a renewed controversy over the name change proposal. It also hit mildly at the Ex-Students Assn. for refusing to take a definite stand on the proposal in its yearly meeting. The plan by the traffic committee to adopt a new fines system drew sup- port of the Toreador editor also. Under the proposed plan, a fine would be k»!». EDITOR Charles Richards MANAGING EDnOR Max Jennings NE XS EDITOR Jeannie Bookout assessed for each parking ticket and issuance of city parking tickets on campus would be stopped. Awards came to Toreador staffers in recognition of their efforts. McGee was recognized by the Southwest Journal- ism Congress in March as having the second best editorial from 45 entries and 15 member schools for his comment on effigy hangings. Richards and Jennings received a joint award for the second best news story in Southwest Journalism Congress com- petition, and Richardson ' s column. Key- board Wanderings, was awarded a prize for the best sports column. The news story reported the gambling raid in Tech Union, and the column described events in Boston, Mass., during the Red Raid- ers ' football visit. At the journalism department ' s an- nual awards banquet, Richards was rec- ognized as the department ' s outstanding male journalism graduate and Miss Book- out receive J a corresponding award as outstanding female journalism graduate. Shaw was named best non-paid staff member. Moore was recognized for taking the best picture of the year, Richards and Jennings for the best news story, Miss Miller for the best feature, Travis Peterson for the best news feature series and Richards for the best editorial. Student Publications Christmas party held in news room has tree and trimmings. r-- .. r-J— ' - ' - . - -- fi % Deadlines cause pressures and are released in various ways.