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With the Ad Boarding, and subsequent probation, of William L. Kirtley '97 (who is no doubt a Crimson editor) for his beloved FM column, "Prank Files," all members of the press at Harvard should take notice. They, too, could be punished for what they write...
...Kirtley notes in his editorial ("The Ad Board Is Composed of Humorless Bureaucrats," October 21, 1996) that the Ad Board considered it "dishonest of [him] to represent [him] self as a Harvard first-year in need." Perhaps it was dishonest of him to pretend to be a first-year in need, but in need of what? He would need nothing but a reality check, as are all who have lost sleep over the past month at Harvard's 'fall from grace.' Kirtley had a legitimate target--not Room 13, which no doubt provides a necessary service to the College community...
They were never punished, because there was no grounds for it. As Kirtley points out, we have something referred to as "freedom of the press." If he can really be faced with a requirement to withdraw for publishing another column in an incorporated newspaper that is independent of the University not infringing his, and the paper's rights? Whether or not he, or his column, is funny, or whether the College likes it, should not matter. The Supreme Court found a long time ago that as long as what one says does not jeopardize the national security...
...hope that the students of the College recognize this action for what it is, and I hope that the Ad Board, or the Faculty, will see fit to lessen the punishment handed down to Kirtley, while halting their ill-conceived attempt to limit the freedom of the press. --Thomas J. Kelleher...
According to Ceryak, no council members have contacted Kirtley, and some council members said they are unsure of the proposal's prospects...