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One week after voting to punish seven freshmen with a year's suspension for a widely publicized computer prank, the Administrative Board yesterday overturned its decision, putting the students instead on disciplinary probation.
QRR teaching fellows had to turn off the printer to stop the message from coming out. Some freshmen lost the programs they had written and sent to the printer to pass the test and had to retype them, said participant Jay Ramaswamy, who will be on probation until next spring...
The Ad 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.
"I think a personal appearance is necessary toget a fair verdict." said Gregory P. Gicewicz, whowill also be on probation until next spring.
A dumb prank. And one that, from the facts that have emerged and have been confirmed by Core Curriculum and Science Center officials, clearly called for some kind of College punishment. But these freshmen didn't get a warning. They didn't get academic or disciplinary probation. They didn't...