The problem is related to who decides to comp the Crimson, Walkowitz says. And the solution is not easy, because "I really don't know what motivates people to walk in here at the beginning of freshman year," she says.

"Within the Crimson, the groups get along," Walkowitz says.

Harvard Advocate President Elizabeth C. Elsas '92 says her publication has changed greatly since it was founded 125 years ago.

In the beginning, the Advocate was an "all white male organization," she says.

Now, there are many women on the staff. Minority representation, however, could be improved, Elsas says, "We're still working on trying to have more racial diversity," she says. "It's something that we're conscious of."

"The problem with publications here is there are a lot of different magazines that address certain ethnic groups," Elsas says, citing Chinese East Wind and Black Diaspora. "It seems to separate things a little bit."

"It could be a place where people could interact together," Elsas says of the Advocate. "I hope that we will take an active role in terms of encouraging diversity."

Elsas says the Advocate hopes to encourage more minority participation by becoming, in a sense, more populist.

"The Advocate has the reputation of publishing things by people who are on staff," she says. But with a contest issue this year, Advocate staffers hope to draw from the entire undergraduate population.