Western Kentucky University - Talisman Yearbook (Bowling Green, KY)

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Flashback and Update ... The year was a fascinating and challenging one for the Talisman staff, for the 1977 edition was able to cover more of the school year than before with a fall delivery book scheduled. For several sports and special events there were two stories to tell, the 1976 version and the 1977 one-a flashback and an update. As we looked back to spring, 1976, we decided to look farther into Western’s past. There we found stories that had never been told or had been told once but forgotten. We did a story about the athletic records and the old gym where the late coach Ed Diddle made basketball a red towel tradition. We updated old stories by giving them new twists. These included a freshman’s first weekend home, a story about finals week and an essay about why students chose Western. Then we told stories that may never happen again at Western, such as a bicentennial summer; an exchange student in Montpel- lier, France; a student-husband-parent-miner; six new coaches and a student’s research with baby pigs. We took a different angle on community involvement as we covered the Bluegrass and its travel possibilities, food and speech dialects. Many Greek civic activities reflected community in- volvement as well. We covered perhaps the biggest news story, the severe winter on the Hill with much snow, ice and slush. To correct the sometimes criticized copy-heavy pages, we left more space at the top, bottom and in the margins to utilize white space as a design element. Turn the page and begin the flashback and update story about a fascinating year ... (continued on back endsheet)