Reid said he believed the supervisor shouldhave informed the guard that his comment wasinappropriate, but the supervisor did not do so.

Reid said that, because he is Black, he hasbeen singled out for criticism by Dowling.

He said Dowling has confronted him about thenumber of sick days he has taken off, though Reidsays he has never taken as many sick days as he isallotted by contract.

On one occasion, after calling in sick from alocal hospital, Reid, who had tonsillitis, wastold by Dowling that the guard should not "comeback to this fucking job without a fuckingdoctor's note."

Reid also said Dowling had falsely accused himof making unauthorized long distance phone callsduring his shifts. Reid said when he told Dowlingthat he was not on duty when the phone calls weremade, Dowling dropped the accusation, but did notapologize.

Reid said he believed he was singled out inthese instances because he is Black.

Reid said yesterday he was worried how thealleged toleration of epithets and harassment inthe guard unit may impact students and faculty whodeal with the guards.

"If somebody above you tolerates this, don'tyou think you'll do the same thing to peoplearound you?" Reid said.

Reid's comments echoed those made last week byDean of Students Archie C. Epps III.

Epps said he was concerned that tensions withinthe guard unit could spill over into the communityas a whole.

"It's one of the most serious problems in theCollege from my point of view," Epps said. "Itaffects the nature of all relationships here and Ihope the leadership will start looking forsolutions soon