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...only student publication read or at least scanned by a large number of students at Harvard is the Crimson. There are, of course, literary magazines, humorous magazines, magazines for the social sciences, drama reviews, semi-professional magazines, and assorted newsletters. Some of these publications, both good and bad ones, are deliberately aimed at limited audiences. The ones which aspire to universality, however, tend to suffer from inconsistent writing, unimaginative editing, or lack of funds. A daily newspaper with these shortcomings will probably still be scanned. But a college magazine can't get away with mediocrity...
...advertisement by Phillips Petroleum features a photograph of a young executive of the company, and his own words: "Phillips have given me a chance to 'create' myself ... I feel I am becoming a more complete person." He describes how his changing interests led him from the lab to the semi-plant, to process design, to market research, to international sales development...
Former Harvard ace halfback John Dockery may soon get his chance to be a pro according to a story in the Waterbury (Conn.) Republican. Dockery has been playing halfback for the semi-pro Waterbury Orbits for the last month...
...ones who don't play get satisfaction from the accomplishments of the starters. "It is the people that give meaning to the time you spend on it," says the injured Burns, who still faithfully attends every practice. All he can do is take practice snaps from Weiss and semi-manage the citrus fruit pill distribution, but he treasures the sense of belonging. This spirit, it is important to point out, extends beyond this room to the whole senior class. The players all feel cose to each other, and there are no cliques, such as hurt Harvard two seasons ago. Underclassmen...
...only started playing as a high school senior, loves to get in and hit people regardless of the level of competition; Weiss, will leave with a year of eligibility left, finds it harder to get up for each game. Brooks has had pro feelers; Manchester would like to play semi-pro on weekends; Vitale would like to coach at some point; Weiss wants to get on to law school; Burns's interest is in the people and not a lasting one in the sport...