Schanker, who was a design editor before he became president, overhauled the paper's design once again.

The free Crimson which undergraduates found outside their doors in fall of 1997 displayed many subtle changes that were meant to make the paper more readable.

The number of front-page stories was again cut--this time, to a maximum of five.

Several features served to draw readers into stories: "skyboxes," pictures and plugs for inside articles; subheadlines to get the attention of the readers; more space between articles and around pictures; and separate sections.

The Real World was moved to the second page, and the opinion page to the back. The reason behind this Schanker says, was to increase the news coverage. Under the old design, it seemed that there was "one page of news," he says.

The title of The Real World was kept for tradition's sake, although "the page was much more than just the real world," Schanker says.

Wire photographs graced the redesigned page. University Wire briefs, the Crimson Calendar, a schedule of campus events, three-day weather forecasts and financial market updates were also added.

Additionally, each day boasted a different feature, with Monday's College page, Tuesday's Science and Technology page, Wednesday's City and Region page, Thursday's alternating University and Faculty pages, and a new feature, Student Life, which appears each Friday.

Separate Sports sections on Mondays and Arts sections on Fridays gave these departments increased coverage while allowing the paper as a whole to have a more professional look, Schanker says.

Now featuring full page advertisements and multiple sections, today's Crimson has come a long way from the days of short articles, blurry photographs and wax-coated layouts.