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...first of the many mistakes made in this relatively short article was the misidentification of one of the arrested students as the current and sole social chair of our house committee. With relative ease, Mr. Kaufman would have been able to find that the current social chairs of the committee are indeed Francesca Bosco '98, Susan Chen '98 and Elizabeth Montgomery '97, none of whom are the individual Mr. Kaufman named...
...second factual error which appeared was the mislabeling of the position that that individual once held. The House Committee does not maintain a separate "social committee" as stated in the piece; it appoints several members (rather than the single social chair implied by Mr. Kaufman) to organize events planned by the house committee as a whole...
Simply because Mr. Kaufman's piece appeared in Dartboard (a forum reserved for "views, commentary, and sometimes comedy") does not excuse the light-hearted tone which he applied to what is a very serious situation both for our house and for the individuals involved. While we understand that the intent of the piece was to be humorous, such levity is inappropriate in dealing with an issue of this nature. Furthermore, the factual errors and the unfounded accusations that the piece contained are inexcusable even by the most basic of journalistic standards. In the future, we hope that not only will...
After reading Josh Kaufman's letter on Saturday and a front page story about drugs in Currier in last Friday's issue, I am somewhat disturbed...
...humble opinion, The Crimson has no respect for people's privacy. In your pursuit of a sensational story you see nothing wrong about discrediting an entire house. I may be mistaken, but drug use is hardly unique to Currier. So what gives Josh Kaufman the right to insult Currier and its HoCo? Furthermore, Josh should get his facts right: Bill Blankenship is not the social chair this year. Furthermore, Josh alleges that the two Currier residents were dealing drugs rather than just possessing them, a much more serious charge. Why does not Josh leave it to the HUPD to make...