BOLDLY THEY ASSAILED US...

Perhaps you've heard the scuttlebut, perhaps you've even seen the advertisements. First the Undergraduate Council tried to undermine The Crimson's circulation of the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Boston Globe and others by posting the subscription numbers of those newspapers. Of course, the council didn't realize that only The Crimson can actually deliver papers to peoples' rooms. Sure, go pick up your rain-drenched Globe in the driveway outside your house, if it's still there. And why not pay a little extra while you're at it?

Then, more recently, the Salient ran an advertisement for pre-frosh "and anyone else who's interested," warning of their "competititors...asking you...to subscribe to their news coverage." In an unprecedented feat of erudition, they recognized that "All campus papers are available free in Lamont Library from the day of publication." Right, that includes the Salient as well.

But if you can't wait to hear those conservative rantings until the day they're available in Lamont, go ahead and pay $20. After all, their editor will "hand-deliver your Salient issues to your dorm before the staff sees them, and even sent you a birthday card!" Yes, pay that $20--especially if you live in Cabot House, Peabody Terrace, Apley Court, the Business School, Botanical Gardens, the Law School...