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Proposal Targets Crimson, Davis

The Undergraduate Council will vote Sunday on a resolution which would recommend that three Crimson staff members and former council member Anjalee C. Davis '96 be brought before the Administrative Board.

Council Vice President Joshua D.

Liston '95 said the council's executive boardagreed Wednesday night to place the resolution onSunday's docket.

The resolution will recommend disciplinaryproceedings against Davis, Crimson reporter ToddF. Braunstein '97 and Associate Photography ChairEdward H. Wu '96, who entered the council officesearly Tuesday morning using a key provided byDavis.

The resolution also will seek action againstManaging Editor Joe Mathews '95, the head of TheCrimson's news board, who approved the officeentrance.

Braunstein, Wu and Davis were in the office toinvestigate charges of impropriety in the storageof ballots from this week's council referendum.

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"I don't think you're supposed to be here at12:30 in the morning without a council memberpresent," said council President Carey W. Gabay'94. "The door's locked. You shouldn't be here. Idon't think you guys would appreciate it if webroke into your office at 12:30 in the morning."

Crimson President Marion B. Gammill '95 andMathews met yesterday with Dean of the College L.Fred Jewett '57 to discuss the council's pendingaction.

"[Jewett] said he thinks that the Ad Board hasa lot of important matters before it, moreimportant matters than this," Mathews said.

Liston said that he and council SecretaryBrandon C. Gregoire '95 also met with Jewettyesterday. Liston refused to discuss the contentof that meeting. Gregoire could not be reached forcomment last night.

Gammill said Jewett told her and Mathews thatfrom the dean's discussion with the councilofficers, "it seemed they were more interested ingoing after Anjalee" than after the Crimson. Davisis on leave this semester.

Last Tuesday night, Gregoire said he wouldsuggest Ad Board action if the story Braunsteinwas writing appeared in Wednesday morning'sCrimson.

"I'm not bull shitting. You will be AdBoarded--Anjalee, your reporter and your fuckingphotographer," Gregoire said to Mathews, accordingto Mathews.

Following a phone conversation late Mondaynight with Davis, who was co-administering thereferendum with Liston, Braunstein accompanied herto the council offices to investigate charges ofreferendum impropriety.

They entered using a key in Davis' possessionwhich she told Braunstein she had borrowed fromanother member.

Braunstein said yesterday he asked Davis "sixor seven" times which member had given her thekey, but she refused to tell him.

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