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Publisher of the Record Robert H. Friedman responded with an editorial titled "Fenno's Place" which summarized the role of Fenno over the past 40 years, and emphasized the importance of criticism in the law school...
...Then, as now, Fennos have conferred a piercing critique of HLS, and have balanced their words upon the narrow line that separates candid commentary from mean-spiritedness," wrote Friedman. "We trust that the professors who wrote to criticize us appreciate the function Fenno serves when Fenno criticizes them...
Staff columnist Alexander Boldizar, a second year law student who was approached about becoming Fenno for this year but did not accept the job, said that the column provides an important outlet for otherwise hidden feelings at the Law School...
...point of Fenno is to make explicit the inherent meanness of the Law School," said Boldizar. "Everybody is so scared of how the professors will perceive them...so an anonymous column is necessary...
...Each Fenno column is read over, and often added to, by the publisher and several other editors, Friedman said...