Rutherford was also editor during the Vietnam War, which affected the UA, not only with the draft, but also with the drugs and alcohol that came with the era. The Traveler survived many wars, including the newspaper wars in Little Rock. Harrison worked for the Arkansas Gazette, which was bought out by the Arkansas Democrat. The Traveler staff usually worked as interns for the Arkansas Democrat. Controversy did not tarnish The Traveler's name, though.
Young journalists seem to practice 'hypothesis journalism' in Arkansas more now than in the past.
Over the years and as the editors came in and out of The Traveler, the number of students at the UA grew. Many people gauge the population of a city or university by numbers, but Rutherford guessed the number of people attending the UA by the number of movie theaters in Fayetteville. During Lee's editorship, the approximate number of students at the UA was 15,000. As the university grew, so did the staff. When Ron Robinson, Traveler editor from 1964-65, was in charge, the core staff averaged about 20 people.