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Four weeks ago, in a gross flouting of College rules and state laws, a brawl erupted at the D.U. final club between a football recruit and club members. High school senior John Burnham, who sustained a blow-out fracture on his left eye in the fight, never should have been at the club. Moreover, the subsequent hush-up of the incident again suggests that College officials prefer minimizing publicity to exacting appropriate punishments from blameworthy students...
...Burnham's assigned guide, a first-year football team member, took him to the D.U. to "show him a good time." Here was the club members' first trespass: Burnham was not an authorized guest of the club, and the club rules also forbid the admittance of first-year students...
...Burnham was asked to leave the club after exchanging verbal abuse with club members, primarily football players. The argument followed heavy drinking by all involved, in direct contradiction of state law, College regulations and D.U. rules. One of the most unfortunate but perhaps least surprising aspects of this story is that the D.U. was acting as a haven for excessive and underage drinking...
...they added that Hansen was not injured,although Burnham said he was told by Harvardofficials that D. U. members alleged he had givenHansen a black...
...Burnham, who said he still has double visionfrom the fight, plans to withdraw his applicationto Harvard and hope to attend Princeton orDartmouth instead...