Halikman's exact reason for resigning is also unclear.

Last Monday the nine-person managing board of the Spectator met to discuss the incident. No executives will discuss what happened at the meeting.

The editorial said that "after reconsidering her actions, Halikman resigned from the 118th managing board."

But Roth said Halikman resigned on Tuesday because of a letter expressing a no-confidence vote from the managing board.

Altman was asked Wednesday to resign his title as an associate photographer, even though he insists he had no knowledge of Halikman's actions.

Roth also alleges that the actions of the managing board probably stemmed from previous internal conflicts at the Spectator.

"There have been a lot of ethicallapses since I've been at the paper," Roth said. "I think the way this situation was dealt with displays a certain amount of hostility and lack of respect for Ruth."

"Had she had a better working relationship with the rest of the board, it probably would have turned out very differently," he said.

Mike H. Stanton, managing editor of the Spectator, said he disagreed with Roth.

"It's a real tragedy for everyone involved," Stanton said. "The executive board will rcally miss her."

Roth said Spectator publisher Christopher P. Conway turned Halikman in to university authorities.

"This reeks of small- minded revenge or a very stupid lapse in judgment," he said.

The story on the fire engine will probably run eventually, but the pictures will not, Stanton said.