by Crystal Apilado
Staff Writer
Students at the University of La Verne are being captured on film for the 2000-2001 Lambda yearbook.
This year’s Lambda staff consists of sophomore Jennifer Contreras, Roger Recupero and Paul Guijaro, both freshmen. The yearbook adviser is Sue Lindley, assistant to the associate director of student affairs, who stepped into the vacant position earlier this fall.
“She’s really engaged,” said Ruby Montano-Cordova, associate dean of student affairs, about Lindley’s involvement.
Montano-Cordova is also actively involved in the production of the yearbook.
Lindley has a printing and advertising background and is bringing new and more technological means of producing this year’s yearbook.
“We are back on gear,” said Montano-Cordova about the yearbook staff’s progress.
Production of this year’s Lambda started off late in October following the purchase of new equipment like new cameras and a new scanner. There was no equipment for the staff to work with at the start.
Also with the dates that senior and underclassman pictures are scheduled, the deadlines for the yearbook layouts were pushed back. But according to both Lindley and Montano-Cordova, the staff has been strong and dedicated in order to get the yearbook out next October.
“It’s going to be a fall book,” said Lindley.
There are some new changes in the procedure of creating this year’s yearbook and for the staff.
“Everything is being done on computer,” said Lindley. “There is not as much handwork.”
Lindley has introduced programs like Drumscan and Quark XPress to the staff. All of the layouts and copy are being transferred directly to the computers for the staff to work on.
All three members of the staff have brought yearbook experience from high school. However, they have found that they have had to adjust and learn how to use the materials they have available.
“It’s different from high school,” said Contreras about the experience on staff.
Some of the differences that Contreras has found challenging includes the small size of the staff and the difficulties in finding layout ideas and capturing events on campus that make this school year memorable and appealing to students.
“It’s not as hot of a commodity on a college campus,” said Montano-Cordova.
This year’s staff has a lot of control and pull in the decisions of what goes into the yearbook.
“We’ve gone through the basics,” said Lindley. “I’m letting my students be creative.”
The staff plans on adding a couple more color pages to the yearbook. Homecoming is one of the layouts that is scheduled to be in color. According to Contreras, past Lambda productions have focused more on photographs over copy. Pictures are saved images, but copy can help tell details of a story or trigger a memory. The staff would like to bring back the humor and significance of copy and captions to the yearbook.
“We want to incorporate more copy,” said Contreras.
The goals that are being focused on revolve around representation of students, accuracy, consistency and price.
Staff members hope to keep the price affordable for students. There was a $2 fee to have one’s picture taken for the yearbook for underclassman. However the yearbook staff paid for the first 200 students to have their picture taken. The need for new and more modern equipment and the production of the yearbook itself has also put a strain on the yearbook budget.
“The prices have gone up, but the budget hasn’t,” said Lindley.
According to Montano-Cordova the staff is working on making a yearbook that is accurate and represents the school year. They are also working on staying consistent with deadlines and staying engaged in the production.
“We are working on getting as many pictures and different faces in the book,” said Montano-Cordova.
The staff would like for students on campus to be able to reflect upon their experiences in this year’s Lambda.
