1-2-3 smile! It is that time of the year.

Seniors are being asked to have their picture taken and give a quote for the University of Denver yearbook.

Turnout has not been as high as the staff would like. Seniors don’t seem that interested in this life-long memory that documents their four years at DU.

To grab the attention of the seniors, two members of the yearbook staff, a photographer and a reporter, sit on Driscoll Bridge and stop all students who walk by.

The reporters have to approach all students and ask, “Are you a senior?” because few stop at the table on their own. Students who admit to being seniors are asked to have their picture taken for the print yearbook that will be compiled and mailed during the summer.

Seniors are urged to stop by for the quick picture today through Friday. Staff members should be manning the table in the afternoons this week. If no one is at the table, seniors should pick up a flier on the yearbook, which is being produced in three versions: a CD yearbook that will be sold at graduation, an online yearbook and the print yearbook.

Back on Driscoll Bridge, students who are stopped ask, “What is this for?” and “Let me think about it.”

Few actually follow through and participate, although the question asked is a fun one.

The theme of the yearbook this year is “Survivor,” so seniors are asked, “How did you survive DU?”

Their answer will be printed under their name in the yearbook. The yearbook staff has been compiling answers received thus far. Oddly enough, the responses are not what you think they would be.

The most common responses are: “Students loans” and “Hanging out with friends.” There is rarely a mention of alcohol, sleep, studying or any of the common answers to a question that asks about survival tactics.

Seniors take their time to consider the question and word their answer carefully.

Some seniors are surprised that there is a yearbook being produced. They are shocked that students and faculty are taking the time and effort to put it together.

“I had no idea we got yearbooks. Is this a new thing?” one senior asked. “But wait, do we have to pay for them?”

The CD yearbook will cost about $5. A brochure of photos of DU in 2002-2003 is in the works and will be available for sale with the CD. The online yearbook should be on the Internet in June, while the print yearbook needs to be prepaid $50 and will be mailed to the graduate’s home in August.