Harvard clearly needs to clean house--quickly, Counsel Margaret H. Marshall should make sure the [new] investigation is thorough and tough. Johnson has talked about retiring at the end of the year. If he can't fairly and humanely control his department, Marshall should think about letting him retires little sooner.   February 8, 1993

Two months ago. The Crimson reported discrepancies in the treatment of men's and women's athletics teams. Women athletes and coaches complained that their teams received less funding than their male counterparts, and were granted unequal use of equipment and facilities. We called those discrepancies unfair.

Last Week, The Crimson obtained an athletics department report that detailed--and quantified--that unfairness. The report found that the department paysb about twice as much in salaries, equipment, travel and other expenses for men's team as for women's. It also details discrepancies from alumni demotions to practice time at Bright Hockey Center.

Harvard has always contended that it his more women's teams--and more women athletes--than most other schools for there reason, athletes officials and University leaders maintain that Harvard treats its women's teams fairly and that Harvard's athletics department remains in full compliance with, Title IX part of 1972 last that mandates "equal opportunity" for male and female athletics.

But This argument doesn't address a fundamental problem with athletics funding here, stagnation. If Harvard doesn't put as much money into its women's teams, it discourages further sports participation among women, Harvard needs to find a better balance.   March 9, 1993

Once in a while we like to catch HArvard administration doing something right. Last weekend's ARTSFirst festival was an example of just such a success-a model of HArvard at it's best. The festival succeeded in bringing everyone together through the arts, and in raising people's awareness about just how much the University has to offer.

The 30-member Board of Overseers is often criticized as an unlikely, powerless body that can have little practical effect on the lives of students or the success of the institution. By inspiring and helping to plan one frenzied, arts- filled weekend. Overseer John LIthgow '67 went a long way toward changing that image of effectiveness. ARTSFirst shows that overseers can, if they choose, get invovled and make a difference. We wish more of them would follow Lithgow's example.

More than 100,000 dead. More than four million refugees. As students of draft age, we recognize the risks of war. We are wary of entering a confilct with an uncertain end. But we also recognize that there are sometimes compelling reasons for military interventions.

The Serbian rejection of the Vance- Owen peace plan confirms what may have thought al along: The Serbs not will stop until thay are forced to stop. It is now the job of the West to coerce them into accepting peace. The immediate goal of intervention is top the aggression nd th bloodshed. Once this has been accomplished, implementation of a lasting peace can begin.

The response must be collective and international. The leadership of the United States may propel the U.N. into action, but action, but the U.N. must take overriding responsibility for the operations. Intervention will not be simple, quick or cost- free- the world has waited far too long for that. But it is necessary, right and long overdue.