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...from a TV station or other commercial facility. Wherever the stunt originated, TV executives were not amused. HBO has lodged a complaint with the FCC, threatened to prosecute the pirate and made technical adjustments that it claims will prevent any repeat attack. "He probably thinks this was just a prank," says HBO Vice President David Pritchard. "But the fact is someone has interfered with authorized satellite transmissions." The incident has raised concerns that other satellite-borne communications, including sensitive data transmitted by business and the military, could be similarly disrupted. Representatives of the three broadcast networks insist that a hacker...
...Board last week also put an eighth freshman, Kevin D. Collins, on disciplinary probation for one year for his part in the prank on one of the two nights. But Collins could not appeal his punishment...
Gicewicz said he told the Ad Board in a35-minute interview that he recognized the needfor punishment, but that he did not foresee the"big mess" the prank would cause...
Computer officials last week gave conflictingreports of the extent of the prank's damage. CoreCurriculum Director Edward T. Wilcox, who is alsovice chairman of the Ad Board, said last week thatthe pranksters "crashed the system"--making thecomputer stop functioning for several minutes--andthat withdrawal for one year was not excessive...
...roommate who committed a felony in thestate of Massachusetts and received a one-yearwithdrawal," said Thomas F. McConnell '89 ofGreenough Hall. "To put a computer prank, andbeyond that, the protecting of friends, on thesame level, to me, is a shame and a travesty...