The College has a policy of not commenting onindividual disciplinary cases.

The three were the only men in the club at thetime, and say they had not been drinking there.Only Brooks is a member of the club; he broke clubrules by allowing the other two men into amembers-only area, and the AD has subsequentlysuspended him from the club for the rest of thesemester.

The students say when the police entered theclub--after calling a fire truck to climb inthrough the roof--they decided to deny they threwthe rocks.

"We were scared out of our senses and didn'tsay anything," Brooks said.

But the next afternoon, having had a chance toclear their minds, they say they all contacted theHUPD and accepted responsibility for the incident.

The HUPD then turned over a report of theincident to the University, and the three studentswere told to expect calls from their senior tutorssummoning them before the Administrative Board.

White, the officer on duty, decided not to filecriminal charges against the students.

In addition to the police report, the Ad Boardsolicited personal statements from all threestudents. Before they appeared, the students'senior tutors spoke on their behalf. According toSpreng, Dean Lewis was not present at his AD Boardhearing.

After their appearances the three students wereinformed of the AD Board's decision: they areallowed to finish the semester, then must withdrawfor a year. They will also not be allowed tocontinue on the heavyweight crew, which had anundefeated season and was favored among East Coastcrews.

Justice?

Does it have to be this severe?" Brooks asked.

But some students question whether the threewere punished harshly enough for an incident whichthey believe could have harmed passers-by, apossibility the offenders have denied.

Brooks and Spreng say they knew there was apossibility the Ad Board would ask them towithdraw, but both said barring them from rowinghurts their teammates and coach unnecessarily.Banerjee declined to comment for this article.

The students criticize the Ad board for itsdecision, claiming the disciplinary body drew aconnection between the crew team and the incident.

"It feels like we got this extra punishmentonly because we row," Brooks said. "Rowing in facthad nothing to do with this incident."