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meaning "in addition to", matching the magazine's distribution model. It was published nine times during the school year, once a month from September to June.
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in 1977, founded by Jeffrey Alan Dickey and Durand Weston "Randy" Achee, published through their privately held company Alan Weston Communications based in
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was a magazine aimed at college students, providing articles about music, arts and entertainment. From 1977 to 1989 it was offered free as a
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Alan Weston Publishing encountered difficulties with advertisers in 1988, and shut down all of their campus magazines in early 1989.
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By 1988, the market for college magazines was seen as "glutted", with some major competitors shutting down such as
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Montana, Costanza (February 18, 1987). "New Magazines Try to Target College Market".
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was initially financed with about $ 100,000 in capital, including a stake from
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was reported in 1987 as reaching 1.2 million students, the same as
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was available at 50 colleges, increasing to 170 colleges by 1987.
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Dickey, Jeffrey A.; Achee, Durand W. (September 30, 1977).
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Frichtl, Paul (1987). "New Life from a Divided Campus ".
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Entertainment magazines published in the United States
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Vol. 90, no. 4. p. 97. 431:"Don Kelley Firm in 'Howling' Expansion" 389: 307:magazine in the 1960s, a contributor to 265:in September 1986, for music educators. 547: 485:"National Magazines Struggle on Campus" 194:The magazine was originally styled as " 624: 530: 357: 402: 428: 13: 14: 668: 642:Magazines published in California 429:Hall, Claude (January 28, 1978). 657:Magazines disestablished in 1989 610: 381: 589: 573: 403:Bates, James (March 24, 1987). 267:Ampersand's Entertainment Guide 216:Ampersand's Entertainment Guide 142:Ampersand's Entertainment Guide 21:Ampersand's Entertainment Guide 515: 503: 477: 451: 422: 204:, with the typographic figure 149:to various campus newspapers. 1: 637:Magazines established in 1977 350: 544:, Winter 1983, vol. 1, no. 1 7: 10: 673: 342: 152: 78:Alan Weston Communications 126: 116: 108: 100: 92: 82: 74: 64: 56: 48: 38: 26: 323:. Other contributors to 286: 331:and music/film critic 157:The magazine began as 16:Entertainment magazine 370:"From the Publishers" 327:included food writer 214:changed its style to 33:September 1987 cover 511:Wall Street Journal 163:Burbank, California 121:Burbank, California 23: 541:The Movie Magazine 489:The New York Times 463:The New York Times 321:The Movie Magazine 281:The Movie Magazine 19: 586:, September 1978. 559:Los Angeles Times 409:Los Angeles Times 138: 137: 86:Jeffrey A. Dickey 664: 616: 615: 614: 608: 593: 587: 577: 571: 570: 568: 566: 561:. March 29, 1996 551: 545: 537: 528: 519: 513: 507: 501: 500: 498: 496: 491:. April 20, 1988 481: 475: 474: 472: 470: 455: 449: 448: 426: 420: 419: 417: 415: 400: 387: 386: 385: 366: 339:joined in 1978. 335:. 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Judith Sims
Circulation
Burbank, California
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Burbank, California
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ampersand
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