The Review president acknowledged making thesuggestion, and has apologized for any pain anddistress it caused, editors said.

The Black third-year members of the LawReview--all women--said last night they areconcerned with the Review president's performance.

"There have been serious issues raisedconcerning the management and Judgment of thepresident of the Harvard Law Review. These issueshave been brought to the attention of the LawReview membership. We fully expect that theseissues will be resolved," they said in astatement.

The four women spoke on the condition thattheir names not be printed, and would not commentabout specific allegations.

Other editors leveled more specific chargesagainst Schulman, accusing the president ofabusing her power and being "arbitrary" and"manipulative."

All of the editors interviewed were uncertainwhether the Review staff will be able to functioneffectively in the months to come. The editorsapproved a series of resolutions at a generalmeeting last week aimed at improving cooperationand morale at the journal.

"Recent events at the Law Review have beenperceived by a number of members as having aracist overtone. These events have damaged ourcommunity," one resolution said. "As a body, wecondemn bigotry, racism and sexism and arecommitted to remedying that damage."

On Sunday night, after the "no confidence"vote, the staff attempted to reprimand Schulmanbut lost a quorum. The group then passed a numberof propositions addressing minor procedural issuesand changes in the distribution of power in theReview hierarchy