Alex Slack ’06

is a history concentrator in Leverett House and an associate editorial chair of The Crimson. He may very well be the most unbiased man in media today, but his column probably won’t reflect it. “Smell the Newsprint” will take you on an olfactory thrill ride through today’s media circus to explore emerging trends in how the news is reported. Pick up the scent on alternate Fridays.

Eoghan W. Stafford ’06

is a social studies concentrator, a denizen of Leverett House, and a member of the editorial board. In a time of dizzying change in American politics, his column, “War of Ideas,” will try to make sense of post-Clinton, post-9/11, post-Bush-pretzel-incident America. Start the day right with “War of Ideas” and a hearty breakfast on alternate Tuesdays.

Brandon M. Terry ’05

is a government and African and African American studies concentrator affiliated with Lowell House and a former president of Harvard’s Black Men’s Forum. In his column, “On The Real,” he will try to explore issues of race, class, politics, pop culture and Harvard life as an excuse to be in the paper without organizing actual events. Please be warned that he does not speak for all black people, but only because he doesn’t look as good in sunglasses as Bill Cosby. His column will appear on alternate Mondays.

Alex Turnbull ’05

is an economics concentrator in Quincy House from Sydney, Australia, though he’s pretty comfortable in any Chinese city with more than a few million people. In his column, “Putting it Bluntly,” he plans to take his steak knife to some of the sacred cows on campus and to examine them in his own sharp and reductive way with a little bit of black humor on the way. His column will appear on alternate Mondays.