Shannon said he hailed Battle on the sidewalkand told him that his mail was waiting for him tosort in Longfellow Hall. Shannon then mentionedwhat had occurred between the guard and thestudent. According to Shannon, Battle was ignorantof the incident.

"If he knew what had happened, why did he askme what the guard had said?" Shannon said. "Hedidn't know anything that occurred. He was unawarethere had been a confrontation."

Battle, reached yesterday at the Byerly Hallmail room where he works, would not comment onShannon's allegations.

"I don't even know Paul Shannon," Battle said."Oh him!" he said later.

McCombe, Chua and Helen Snively, a friend ofRakobane's who came to the scene after thealleged harassment took place, said that theycouldn't remember if Battle was there or not.

Finding Shannon

According to the University report on theincident which The Crimson obtained, McCombe toldAssociate Dean for Medical School Faculty AffairsMargaret L. Dale, who investigated the incidentfor the University, that Shannon had witnessed theincident and requested that he be interviewed.

"It was not possible, however, to arrange aninterview with him [Shannon] despite repeatedtelephone call and a letter," the report says.

A letter written by University Attorney RobertW. Iuliano, which was dated November 30, says thatKristen Morris, a paralegal in the Office of theGeneral Counsel, "attempted repeatedly but withoutsuccess to reach [Shannon] over the last week."

"We're not in a position to discuss in detailthis case because it relates to an internaldisciplinary matter relating to an employee of theUniversity," Iuliano said in an interviewyesterday.

"We are completely confident that thisinvestigation was as thorough, fair and impartialas it could be," he said.

Morris and Dale did not return repeated phonecalls to their offices yesterday.

Shannon said he knew that he received messagesfrom the General Counsel's Office. He said hereturned Morris' calls at least six times. But hesaid the General Counsel's Office was unwilling toaccommodate his work schedule--which wastremendously busy during the Christmas season.

"I was working 12 hours a day, six or sevendays a week," Shannon said. "If it was on theclock, I needed a conversation with [mysupervisor]. I had to be able to do my job; Ican't compromise my job."

Although he received a dozen calls from Morristhroughout December, Shannon said she didn'tcontact him in January or February--even thoughthe report was officially completed on February21.

Shannon said he had forgotten about the wholething by February