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Dean Archie Epps' report on his peacemaking between the Lampoon and the Harvard-Radcliffe Black Student Association (Crimson, May 16th) reveals how fortunate Harvard is to have such a talented and skillful administrator in its midst. The past decade has witnessed excessive disruption in the life of this university and I am certain our wounds would be all but intolerable but for the presence of Dean Archie Epps, a truly exceptional figure among Harvard administrators...
...publication of material in the Lampoon, which was meant to satirize or parody ethnic material, goes beyond simple fun in ways that stereotype and ridicule ethnic groups. This occurs because the experiences or images stereotyped carry such powerful connotations; one (for example) from the Jim Crow South, The Tar Baby Award, and the other from Nazi Germany, the Camp Buchenwald advertisement...
...discussion, the Lampoon representatives have expressed their sincere regret about the material in question. They have joined in the discussion with regard for their fellow students who have taken offense at the humor directed at ethnic groups. Most importantly, the Lampoon will take every reasonable step to discontinue the use of thoughtless racial stereotypes and material such as The Lampoon Buchenwald advertisement. Quite rightly, they take the position that they must retain editorial discretion and on this we are agreed...
...grateful to Professor Thomas Pettigrew and Assistant Professor Shelley E. Taylor for drawing my attention to research on All In The Family and for sharing their views on the Lampoon material with...
...wish also to thank the representatives of the two groups who participated in the discussions. HRBSA: Sharon Jones '77, Mercedes Lang '77, Gary Martin '79, Gus Martin '78 and Charles Epps '79. Lampoon: Steven Crist '78 and George Meyer...