"As an international organization, we do make international calls," he said. "But what I don't know is whether all the costs are due to phone calls. Maybe they charge for incoming calls."

Although Forgacs said World MUN will pay its bill, he suggested that the University itemize their bills in the future.

Thong Q. Le '98, treasurer for World MUN, could not be reached for comment.

Like World MUN, HMC initially received a one-page statement. However, Chun said that upon HMC's request, the organization received a detailed bill showing the telephone numbers called in the past year, sorted by month.

"I had to call them up, and they were cooperative, which was nice of them," Chun said.

Nonetheless, HMC officials are skeptical.

"Since I took over, [we have] used the phone minimally because a) we were on vacation, and b) it's the beginning of the school year," said Steven R. Hill '98, who was named president of HMC Europe 1997 this spring.

While the large phone bill won't cripple HMC, it will cause a significant dent in its $100,000 annual budget.

"[I had] this dread that all our financial success is going to go down the drain," Chun said.

HMC Co-president Lawrence J. Lee '97 refused to comment last night