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The article discusses results of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) football matches in the U.S. during the week of October 19-25, 1971. Nebraska University defeated Oklahoma State University and Kansas State University in the Midwest Division. Stanford University was defeated by Washington State University in the West Division. Texas University lost Arkansas University in the Southwest Division.

This section offers news briefs on college football. The San Diego State Aztecs won over North Texas State, 42-24 where in Dennis Shaw completed 28 for 387 yards and three touchdowns. The Washington team won its first game for 1969, defeating Washington State with a score of 30-21. Meanwhile, Princeton won over the Indians, 35-7, using outside sweeps and tough defense.

The article describes the boat race between Harvard and Washington at the first Intercollegiate Championship Regatta held in Seattle, Washington. The nicknames of several players such as Jim "Blimp" Brinsfield, Alan "Harvard Stroke" Shealy, and Steve "Mad Dog" Row are mentioned. The players of Harvard came from exclusive prep schools while Washington players are from public schools.

This section offers news briefs on football as of November 1964. In the West, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) defeated University of Southern California (USC) 34 to 13, Oregon State defeated the Beavers, 7 to 6, and Washington defeated Washington State, 14 to 0. In the East, the Penn State Nittany Lions defeated Pittsburgh, 28 to 0, Harvard defeated Yale, 18 to 14, while Cornell defeated the Princeton Tigers, 17 to 12. In the South, West Virginia defeated the Syracuse Orange team, 28 to 27, while Florida State won against Florida, 16 to 7.

The article reports on the discovery of the remains of a 12,000-year-old nomadic hunter in Washtucna, Washington by scientists Richard Daugherty and Roald Fryxell of Washington State University (WSU). The human skeleton dubbed the "Cro-Magnuson man," also known as the "Marmes man," is considered as the oldest remains discovered in the Western Hemisphere. Democratic Senator Warren Magnuson asserts that the scientists may be granted another 70,000 dollars to continue digging into the site.

The article offers news briefs related to social conditions in the U.S. A Milkman Pleasant Booker has admitted a series of early morning burglaries. A delegation of aborigines has complained that their livelihood has declined due to plastic, made-in-Japan boomerangs. A fire has broke out in the Immoral Classroom tavern, but has been quickly put out.

The article reports on a study conducted by Washington State University's (WSU) Industrial Research Division regarding the efficiency of the lightweight concrete for walling.

The article reports on the results of collegiate basketball conferences in the U.S. as of February 26, 1973. The Washington State University Cougars has defeated the University of Los Angeles at California (UCLA) Bruins two times at the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) tournament. North Carolina State University has defeated East Carolina University and Wake Forest University at the Atlantic Coast Conference. At the Southeastern Conference, University of Tennessee has won over University of Mississippi.

The article features the college football player Hugh Campbell at the Washington State University in Pullman, Washington. In 1960, he broke two National Collegiate Athletic Association records by catching 66 passes for 881 yards and in 1961 he was again the leading receiver. He is a shy type of person that he went unnoticed in the University and he would not be the type to draw attention to himself and has almost no conversation for the press.

The article reports on college teachers in the U.S. who are on leave for the academic year 1971 and 1972. Larry Kokkeler of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas is on leave for the academic year, 1971 to 1972. Meanwhile Kent Gallagher of Washington State University is on leave for the spring semester of 1972.

This article reports that the Western Speech Association (WSA) during its annual meeting in Salt Lake City, Utah from November 25-27, 1968, voted to establish a permanent association office. The location selected is Washington State University (WSU) in Pullman, Washington. Dr. Robert Vogelsang of the WSU faculty has been appointed executive secretary. The new office, to open July 1, 1969, will be jointly supported by the Western Speech Association and Washington State University. The 1968 WSA convention ratified a constitutional amendment which authorized an appointee executive secretary at a host institution.

The article predicts the performance of football teams in the games scheduled on September 17, 1955. In the match between Georgia Tech Hurricanes versus Miami Yellow Jackets, the Hurricanes is expected to exhibit more running while the Yellow Jackets will do more passes. The Mississippi Rebels is predicted to win over Georgia given the size and speed of the Rebels. The University of South Carolina (USC), meanwhile, is anticipated to defeat Washington State.