According to members of the Law School Council, past e-mail forgeries were executed on a smaller scale and thus did not receive as much attention.

Student Reaction

Students at the Law School said they thought the offense was very serious, and some said they hope that the students involved will be punished.

"I hope that [the Administrative Board] would do something so it would deter future forgery," said George C. Nierlich, president of the Law School Council.

Other students said they believed the offense deserves only mild punishment, especially considering that a student involved in an embezzlement scandal last year was only expelled from the Law School until his class graduated.

"This violation pales in comparison to the embezzlement," Friedman said. "I believe the hearing is more to clarify the usage policy and to say that this is a serious thing more than to actually charge anything and bring about actual punishment".

Yesterday, a working committee under the Office of Technology Services was approved to deal with technological matters.

It is expected to include a few students and some faculty members, according to Nierlich.