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When DoubleTake Magazine was first published in the summer of 1995, it confronted readers with an indictment of the media’s capricious coverage of current trends and set forth an almost impossibly noble mission. “These days,” the editors wrote, “much of what we know about each other, and much of what we learn—from television, newspapers, and journals—reinforces our separateness and confirms our distrust. We pray that this magazine will help to bind us, one to the other, by trying to understand the distances...
This explanation is particularly apt. The mission DoubleTake set forth in its first issue was a profoundly moral one—and in their determination to fulfill it, the editors had assumed an almost messianic stance regarding the sanctity of their message. But even non-profit enterprises are eventually called to account for their financial solvency, and DoubleTake’s provisional approach to the issue has more than once jeopardized the medium of their message...
...campus. Every Thursday we are reminded of this allowance as we receive a doorbox full of glossy flyers, coupon books, and other unwanted trash. Distribution services also takes up valuable poster space all over campus by putting up posters for local businesses, spring break trips, and so forth instead of allowing student groups to use the space. At every turn, HSA profits where the student body takes abuse; most noticeably, the College maintains illogical regulations prohibiting microwaves other than those obtainable through...
...spite of the same two teams tossing the league championship back and forth and the absence of any athletic scholarships (and, some might argue, real significance), they are zealous in their faith. Ivy League basketball is their religion, and www.ivybasketball.com is their temple...
...After Brown caught up, it was back-and-forth,” said sophomore Teresa Codini. “No team pulled ahead or fell behind by very much...