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NEWSWEEK ON CAMPUS: Standing on Our Own
n a somewhat unusual way,
NEWSWEEK ON CAMPUS
touches another milestone
with this first issue of 1988.
Those of you who are subscrib-
ers to NEWSWEEK itself have
always received NEWSWEEK
ON CAMPUS bound inside the
parent magazine. You are re-
ceiving this issue, and will re-
ceive future issues, in a sepa-
rate mailing. Why? Because
we have grown enough that we
cannot be considered a supple-
ment but rather have become
an identifiable magazine capa-
ble of standing on its own.
We are still part of NEWS-
WEEK, thankfully, because this
gives us the additional re-
sources that make it possible
for us to cover timely issues of
special interest and impor-
tance to college students in a
way no other magazine has
ever been able to. Our total cir-
culation, by the way, is still
climbing. It is 1.3 million,
and for those who are not
NEWSWEEK subscribers, we are
distributed on a growing num-
ber of campuses, large and
small, nationwide-200 by
now, and increasing. Media-re-
search organizations estimate
our total readership at 3.3
million.
The message of NEWSWEEK
ON CAMPUS has always been
that we take our readers seri-
ously. We think that our cover
story this month-a discussion
of some of the great issues
facing higher education and
college students today-par-
ticularly demonstrates this
magazine's relationship with
its readers.
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Education
The educated person: An academic
struggle to restructure the
undergraduate curriculum
rages on Page 8
A more pluralistic approach
to history challenges the old
guard Page 14
Pop quiz: know what? Page 18
* University of Vermont warms
up but stays cool Page 20
College Life
Politics: On the campaign trail in
New Hampshire Page 22
Students on the stump Page 22
Poll: for campus voters,
honesty counts Page 24
Olympics: U.S. lugers can be
winners Page 26
Flash! Speed skaters are in
the medal chase Page 27
Careers
* Despite Black Monday and
heavy layoffs,
financial jobs are
down but not out Page 30
Resumes: Turf-management
majors; a provocative guide to
jobs; a lobbyist Page 32
Arts &
Entertainment
Movies: "Hairspray," the latest
from director John Waters,
the pope of trash; a
French memoir Page 34
Dance: The Joffrey Ballet's new
"Nutcracker" took its first
steps in Iowa Page 37
Books: Jonathan Kozol writes
about homelessness; Ethan
Canin's first book of short
stories Page 41
Music: Wild Seeds reach beyond
Austin in their first
nationally distributed
album Page 43
Departments
Multiple Choice: Rutgers's
greasetrucks; videos
increase racial awareness
at UC, Santa Barbara; legal
eagles fight for NC State
students; Pitt's war games;
Oregon's women-only
shuttle raises sexism
controversy; paying for notes
at Northwestern Page 28
My Turn Page 44
The Mail Page 4
Cover by Carol Wald.
@ 1988 NEWSWEEK, INC.: 444 MADISON
AVENUE, NEW YORK, N.Y. 10022. ALL RIGHTS
RESERVED.
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