Ugwuegbu said Dowling told her repeatedly hewould investigate her complaint. She said thatalthough she checked back with him several timesover the following months, Dowling never indicatedhe had completed his investigation.

"I was disappointed at the [security]administration for not giving me feedback,"Ugwuegbu said.

Ugwuegbu, who came to the U.S. from Nigeria in1985, said although Behenna used no racialepithets she believed Behenna's behavior wasracially motivated because of his "whole attitude"and because two witnesses to the incident wereBlack men. Both men, one a Roman Catholic priestand the other a former Nieman fellow, werebelieved to be out of the country and could not bereached for comment.

"If those guys standing there had been whitemen, he would have approached the situationdifferently," Ugwuegbu said.

Last spring, three University guards saidBehenna harassed them because of their race andethnicity. The alleged harassment included verbalabuse, unusually close monitoring of the minorityguards during shifts, and threats of reprisals.

According to documents obtained by the Crimsonin June, Behenna had a history of disciplinaryproblems as a guard before he was promoted tosupervisor in 1984.

University officials--including Johnson, formerGeneral Counsel Daniel Steiner '54 and actingGeneral Counsel Frank J. Connors--have saidcomplaints against security supervisors wereinvestigated and the supervisors cleared.

Last week, Connors said he knew of no racism orcommunication problem in the security guard unit.He also said he thought minority guards might beusing charges of discrimination as a "crutch."

Behenna has refused to answer any questionsfrom The Crimson. Dowling said in May that theallegations of harassment were part of an effortby two members of the security department todiscredit him.

Ugwuegbu said last week that while she had putthe incident behind her, she stood by the versionof the incident presented in the letter.

"What I reported there was an accuratedescription," Ugwuegbu said