"It should not have been done," Frisbie said.

Infighting

Pidot and Hopke said that frisbie, who was theorganization's treasurer and editor, wasincompetent and had been "going around complainingabout the Salient on the shuttle buses."

Frisbie wasted staffers' time on irrelevantmatters like an office vacuum sign-up list, Hopkesaid.

Hopke said that Frisbie's putting the list on awall when he had been told not to was "an act ofinsubordination."

Frisbie said that Hopke, who lost his bid to beHarvard-Radcliffe Republican Club Vice President,"wants to control an organization, and if itcan't be the Republican Club, it will be TheSalient."

Frisbie labelled Hopke's behavior as"autocratic," citing his requests for resignationfrom two of the nine board members as evidence hewants to gain control.

Frisbie also said that Hopke was consideringreturning to the previous system of having boardmembers appointed by the chief executive officer,generally the president, instead of being electedby the board.

Hopke said he had not considered changing theelection system. He added that the board had votedto remove Frisbie.

Pidot took issue with The Crimson's reportingon The Salient, stating that there is "no news"about The Salient and that The Crimson initiatedits reporting eight hours after it learned TheSalient would investigate The Crimson'scirculation numbers.

"I get the impression this article isn't goingto be fair," Pidot said.

The Salient's faculty advisor, Kenan Professorof Government Harvey C. Mansfield, Jr. '53, is notconcerned with the Salient's situation, Hopkesaid.

Assistant Dean of Students Sarah Flatley, whooversees campus organizations, did not return aphone call yesterday