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CHAIRMAN & PRESIDENT GAYLE MORRS SWEETLAND CONTROLLER LYNN SLOTSVE U@ published nine times a year and printed in the U.A.S. on recyclable paper. Subscriptions are $18. Copyright© 1995. U., M. JUNGLE & N. THE NATIONAL COLLEGE MAGAZINE are registered trademarks of American Collegiate Network, Inc. All Rights Reserved. QUICKIES / Our Concession to Your Attention Span U. VIEWS / The Campus Dialogue U. NEWS / Coed Naked News Briefs 5 U. Mail, Opinion Polls and Tech Tock PLEASE RECYCLE U. 6 Lively campus anecdotes in delicious, easy-to-swallow nuggets. 8 Hot For Teacher?, Art Shmart, The Buzz, U. Lose, 15 Minutes and oh-so-much more. U. LIFE / Oh, the Humanity! 15 Offbeat / Meet the Undead Coeds Vampire culture has gone wild, with students running around pretending or actually claiming to be undead. Why don't these people get lives? Oh, that's right... 15 Offbeat / Meet the Undead Coeds 15 Urge / Let's Talk About Sex (Not!] Good news! There's a way to avoid all the medical, moral and reproductive risks of sex! 16 In-Play / Anything for the Team They're the bleacher fanatics — shirtless in December, covered in paint. They're dedicated. They're devoted. They're cold. 16 Pulse / High Time for a Change Pot's legalization warriors — they're not stoners; they're not dealers. They're NORML.Say high. 17 Taste / What's All the Brew-ha-ha? Home brewing can be delicious and cheap tastes great, less shillings. It also eliminates pesky tradition of having to leave the house to get beer. 19 Wanna Bet? 17 Etc. / Bizarre Homes & Gardens From co-op communes to Elvis shrines, alternative housing is often cheap and always interesting. No more filling the dorms in triplicate, please. FEATURES / Unrelenting Journalistic Inquiry Recent suspensions at the U. of Maryland focus attention on the problem of student-athlete gambling. It makes you wonder why are they running on third and long? 21 Riding the Tenure Track The old and rusty tradition of tenure, despite a few challenges, remains the central power structure of academia. It's sort of like herpes — getting it requires some effort, but once you've got it... COVER STORY 22 The Big O 25 Technically Speaking Olympic-bound college athletes don't just deal with intensive training and world-class competition they have to get their homework done, too. Makes you feel a little lazy, don't it? Students are using computers to register for classes, turn in homework and participate in discussion groups. How long before we just plug our frontal lobes into an input jack? 28 Hollywood Can Hack It 30 Phile Under Phenomenon R+R / Rock 'n' Reel - The Oplate of the Masses Computers are taking over the local multi-plex in the form of virtual-cyber-hacker-type flicks. The folks behind The X-Files are the hardest working tale-spinners in show biz. Trust no one. 32 Can We Talk? Lesbian dominatrix dentists? Interracial siamese twin love trysts? Students on talk shows. 34 Rock PM Dawn's eternal bliss — plus Rapid Fires, Pocket Band and our U. Radio Chart Virtual thriller Strange Days — plus Tie-Dyed and Kevin Smith's Mallrats. 35 Reel 37 Contests! Twelve lucky eggheads get $1,000 each. You may already be a winner! 36 U. Magazine Scholarship Winners Win exciting and fabulous prizes on our world-famous contests page! WRAP / Farewell, My Concubine U. Magazine breaks the time barrier! Plus Double Take and Strip Tease. 38 Future Schlock GUEST EXPERT / Elvira, Mistress of the Dark This issue's spooksperson, Elvira, Mistress of the Dark, gave her expert undead opinion on our October stories and told us about her new CD, Revenge of the Monster Hits. Just goes to show you that a little stake and garlic can't keep a good vamp down. COVER ILLUSTRATION BY TOMMY METCALF, CORNISH COLLEGE OF THE ARTS October 1995 Don't touch me there. Page 15 Y B NORML? Page 16 You know, you've got a certain glow... Page 25 Campus Shots Ohio State U. senior Jeff Allen serenades passers-by from his porch. Better hope you're not around when he passes the hat. PHOTO BY CHRISTIAN M. DEUBER, OHIO STATE U.