1001 Brinkley Fans

It's like The Blob--it seems to keep getting bigger and bigger.

History 1628, "The American Century," has topped the 1000-student mark in the past two weeks since study cards were due, said Dunwalke Associate Professor of American History Alan Brinkley. Originally, the course had 974 registered students, beating out Moral Reasoning 30, "Jesus and Moral Life," and Social Analysis 10, "Principles of Economics," for the number one spot.

Said Brinkley of his mega-popular course: "It's been a nightmare."

Late-Comers

AIDS is spreading at epidemic proportions. More and more teens are becoming pregnant each year. And a Harvard student-devised method of combating both problems has spread in the news--to Italy.

Six freshmen started Spermbusters, a condom delivery service, in the fall of 1985. But Harvard shut down the young firm, citing a rule prohibiting students from operating businesses in their dorm rooms.

Panorama, the Italian version of Time magazine ran a story about the notorious Harvard Spermbusters and their "God, I need it now" condoms more than one year later and December 14, 1986.

Give 'em a break, the time zones are different.