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...When I first tried to come out for, Spec I was told to go see somebody out in Brooklyn. I was given the impression that Spec was all sewed up and didn't need or want me. The Navy doesn't give a guy much chance to run out to Brooklyn, anyway...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Freedom of College Newspaper at Stake In Columbia Spectator's Campus Battle | 9/28/1945 | See Source »

...trouble with Spec and all the other publications around here was that they were run by a little crowd of ininsiders and their stuff didn't make sense to anyone who didn't know Jack and Bill and Bob and all their nicknames...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Freedom of College Newspaper at Stake In Columbia Spectator's Campus Battle | 9/28/1945 | See Source »

...When I was co-captain of the crew, we beat Navy, which was pretty good going, and were all set to face Cornell. Spec ran a story about how we were going to race Cornell and it didn't say anything about our beating Navy until the very last paragraph...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Freedom of College Newspaper at Stake In Columbia Spectator's Campus Battle | 9/28/1945 | See Source »

Soon after, the Council approved a new Managing Board for Spec, selected by KCAC. Named as editor-in-chief of the new board was Stanley Smith, a tall, husky V-12er who is acting captain of Lou Little's football eleven, captain of Columbia's crew, and target of the ousted Spec...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Freedom of College Newspaper at Stake In Columbia Spectator's Campus Battle | 9/28/1945 | See Source »

Early in August, after three more issues of Spec had been put out by an interim board, the still-adamant staff announced that it would discontinue publication until fall, when it would receive reinforcements (returning editors) in its fight against the Council. But the Council wasn't sitting still; it named a five-man panel, including two V-12ers, to edit Jester...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Freedom of College Newspaper at Stake In Columbia Spectator's Campus Battle | 9/28/1945 | See Source »

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