The continual hum of the CRIMSON newsroom is in no small way produced by the candidates for the news board. Neither drones nor "heelers," this group is usually at work turning out stories for the front page and the sports page or writing headlines that fit.

Competing for the news board involves a variety of activities, including writing, interviewing, and attending sports events and press conferences. During this time the candidate makes contacts which frequently provide him with news stories during his years as an editor, and open new areas of interest on which he may later concentrate. Continual probing throughout the vast University complex has no equal as a means of providing understanding of the Harvard-Radcliffe community, and perception of its problems.

Working under the personal supervision of a "tutor," he receives suggestions for the improvement of his writing style and news-gathering techniques. He also is in close contact with the competition director, usually a more experienced member of the news board, and the managing editor, who is responsible for page one.

Midway through the competition, candidates will be given a week's respite, in which to catch up on their academic work and to write a feature-length article on a subject of personal interest.

Before he can be elected, each candidate will try his hand at editing the paper, and getting it to bed on time--2:30 a.m. If he completes this task successfully, he becomes ready to meet the wheels that turn the University, and to write what he wants, when he wants.