The sentiment has been expressed on another departmental listserv that students are not sufficiently aware of the importance of compiling portfolios of clips as part of their preparation to enter the field of journalism. So, HCJ-Lers, some questions: Are you aware that it really _is_ important to amass a portfolio of clips as you work your way through courses and internships?(It_is_; it's true.) More to the point, what are you doing about it? What obstacles are you finding? Where are you finding places to publish? What experience have you had with some of the obvious venues -- The Hunter Envoy? the WORD? The WORD in print? Professor Buddy Stein may have some words to say about taking advantage of New York City community weeklies, an area in which he is deeply experienced, as editor of the Riverdale Press. What's happening for you on this front? Peter Parisi -- Peter Parisi, Ph.D. Dept. of Film & Media Studies Hunter College 695 Park Avenue New York, NY 10021 212-772-4949 "The suffering itself is not so bad, it's the resentment against suffering that is the real pain." --Allen Ginsberg