Talon

344 Pages·1991·33.4 MB·English

Talon '91 • Volume 65
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It was May 1990 when the returning TALON staff first met to brainstorm
ideas for a theme. Since the TALON represents The American University
community, the theme had to be something that would encompass not
only the TALON, but also AU as a whole. For nearly two months, the
editor in chief and staff struggled to find the perfect theme. Ideas such as
"Genesis", "A Celebration of Diversity", and miscellaneous song titles
bounced around 228 Mary Graydon Center. It is often said among year-
book staffers that creating a yearbook is much like having a baby; a theme
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is its name. Just as one wants to give a child a special name, the
TALON
feltthe same way aboutits theme, fl Finally, itwas decided upon:
'91 - Expanding The Tradition. Why? Webster's Dictionary defines "ex-
panding" as expressing, enlarging or developing in detail.
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ing down of beliefs and
customs by word of
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inherited pattern of
thought. Since the theme
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is chosen before the aca- ~\
demic year begins in
order to give the book fijy Camffto T34
guidance, the staff had to
attempt to predict the
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forthcoming year. Over
the summer of 1990, sev-
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eral events took place T72
which indicated that
1990-1991 would be, from
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a university standpoint,
an expansion oftradition.
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opening convocation, an-
other homecoming week,
the creation of a pres- t—i Af/ifefic';> 25$
idential search com-
mittee, and the subse- Af£<ffrc?&pre6oara/f 293
quent appointment of a
new president, The
American University re- ffifofae^ 3/6
turned to a traditional
approach to academia.
Simultaneously,
it
stepped into the future
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TheTalonneededalogo,atrademark,somethingthatwouldsymbolizethepublica-
tionanditsstrength. Atrademarkcouldbedefinedas"adistinctivesignbywhicha
personorthingcomestobeknown".Inthepast,theTalonhadnothingtosymbolize
itself, nothing thatwould give it instantrecognition. Iftheorganization wastobe
treatedlikeanyotherpublicationorbusiness,thenitneededtoactasone.Theadop-
tion ofa logo was the first stepin many toachieve that goal.
Myquestbeganwithresearch.Afterhoursofsketchingdifferentpositionsofclaws,
Ifinallymadeadecision.Thechosenclawwasthatofanattackingeagle, honingin
onitsprey. Itwaschosenforitsboldness, itsoverallastheticlook, butmostofall
becauseitsymbolizedthestrongreputationoftheTalon,andofTheAmericanUni-
versity asa whole.
Conversionofthefinaldrawingintothesystemoflinesandintervalsweseeinthe
finallogowasnoeasytask.Eachlinehadtobeplacedwithprecision. Muchlikethe
Talon staff, every line works in conjunction with, and depends upon all of the
others. Noonelinestandsalone. Onelineisjustthat: oneline. Onlytogethercan
they form the final trademark. -In
Complimentingthethemeitself,theTalonlogoisanexpansionontradition.Itsbold
lookrepresentsa promising futureforthe Talon. With thepassingofeach year, it
willsymbolizethetraditionswhichhavebeenexpandeduponinthepast, andwill
hopefully instill within us the initiative to expand, in the future, those traditions
which exist today.
-C. Kokinos
Copyright1991. Allrightsreserved.
LibraryofCongresscardcatalognumber83-643275ISSN0736-9727.
ThecopyrightofallphotographsappearinginTalon'91revertbacktothephotographerafterpublication.
Vrittenpermission mustbeobtainedfrom the Talon '91 editorin chieftoreproduceanythingotherthan
•hotogaphs.Talon'91wasproducedbyastaffoistudentsatTheAmericanUniversity,withoutdirectaffiliation
~>theuniversityadministration.
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with new and excil
programs which would
eventually become tradi-
tions all their own. The
TALON
staff believed
that Expanding The
Tradition would reflect
upon the year at AU quite
well. Considering the
events of the past year at
the TALON, at The
American University, in
Washington, D.C., in the
United States, and
around the world, we
had no idea how fitting
our theme would be.
K Since its inception in
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1927, the (or the
AUCOLA,
as the year-
book was titled until
1955) has been a time cap-
sule for the previous aca-
demic year. This year is
no different. However, as
AU
grows, so does the
TALON. We have added
new —
three sections His-
tory, World Events, and
International Flair. ^ The
History section provides
The American University
Prelude
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with various memories
encompassing a 65-year
period. It offers insight
into the yearbook's past
and the times in which it
was published, The
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World Events section is a
retrospective look at the
news that shaped the
We
world. are perhaps
1f
most proud of the addi-
tion of the International
Flair section, a celebra-
tion of the international
diversity of our institu-
tion. K Also, for the first
time, Greeks appear in
own
their section as a
tribute to their growth
and presence on campus.
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Finally, the has
changed the names of
some of our sections. The
Clubs section is now
Organizations, and
now
Sports are Athletics.
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In design,
honed its use ofgraphics,
artwork, and typestyles.
We
have increased our
copywriting, adding a
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