Angela Baldwin
Staff Reporter
Nicole Robbins has become the new advisor for McDaniel’s yearbook Pathways, replacing Susan Cullison. While there have been some changes to the yearbook, most of it will remain the same.
Cullison left the yearbook staff after last year after it became too much for her to do. “It was too hard for her to keep up with,” said Nicole.
Robbins became the new advisor from connections already made with the school. She is the wife of the Director of Resident Life, Michael Robbins, so she is already familiar with McDaniel.
From this connection, she got the offer to be advisor. “Dean Gerl asked me if I wanted to do it, and that’s how I got here,” she said.
It wasn’t all about connections though; Robbins has had experience in dealing with students before. “I used to be a teacher,” she recalls.
The theme for the next yearbook coming out is going to be about the school colors, green and gold. Robbins stated that they plan on including the history about the colors in the yearbook.
Usually included in pages are the plays, Budapest, Jan Term, Jazz Night and many other events.
In addition, Robbins stated that in every yearbook, “there are two pages on something big that happened on campus, sometimes that is the theme of the yearbook.” She is not sure what the two pages in this coming yearbook will feature as of yet.
Robbins mentioned that the yearbook was seldom talked of for there are only a handful of staff members on the team.
Most of the fall pictures and events put together during Jan Term and the spring happens during the summer. This prevents the few staff members from being overwhelmed with too much during school time.
For Jan Term, she mentioned that “one or two people sign up” and “the editors usually stay during the summer.”
One major change that is taking place this year is the increase in candid shots. Robbins said the yearbook will “include more general scenes on campus,” and that in the past “there was only one page, but now it will be two pages,” of candid shots.
In addition, there will be coverage of events not covered before, like the campus dinners that take place during the year. Students are now able to send pictures they would like to be in the yearbook through Josten’s website in an image share program.
This took place for the first time last year but was not advertised well so few knew about it.
To send pictures, go to https://images.jostens.com , and enter the following information, username: 1176173 and password: mcdaniel, select the photos desired, enter information about photos and provide contact information for the staff and click “Save Details.”
To order a yearbook, go to the Bursar’s Office to pick up a form. The cost for a yearbook is $80.