According to one source, the pornographic material was found on Thiemann's Harvard-owned computer by technicians who were servicing the machine. The source told The Crimson that people from computer services had been encountering these images for over a year but had not reported them.

The presence of the images on his computer violates the school's official policy, which prohibits storing material that is "inappropriate, obscene, bigoted or abusive."

Thiemann, a minister of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, is now receiving spiritual counseling from other church members.

Bishop Robert L. Isaksen of the New England Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America said in an interview last month that the church's investigation into Thiemann's action is "just beginning." The church officially opposes pornography.

There is, however, no indication that the University will pursue the matter further.

Total Makeover?

Over the past year Harvard has been reshaping the image it presents to the outside world in an effort to foster better relations with the local community. This makeover comes in the wake of a year that saw such town-gown ruptures as the Allston land purchase, in which the University revealed it had secretly purchased more than 50 acres of land, and the proposed Knafel Center.

In January Paul S. Grogan assumed the role of the University's vice president for government, community and public affairs, Harvard's advocate and representative at the federal, state and local levels.

Coming from the helm of an urban non-profit Grogan, a veteran of local politics and city planning, brought a shift in focus to the vice president's office. His predecessor James H. Rowe III '73 was known in Washington circles and involved Harvard heavily in Congressional lobbying.

Now, said Harvard's state and federal lobbyist Kevin S. Casey in a January interview, Harvard must look locally. Grogan's approach emphasizes the need to foster the "symbiotic" relationship between Harvard and its host town.

This semester Grogan focused on learning about Harvard and issues surrounding higher education. He has worked to build ties with local leaders and to communicate the school's interest in the community--by publicizing PBHA community programs, for example.

In his effort to change Harvard's image as a rich and aloof neighbor, Grogan announced plans to restructure the News Office, the organ of the University that publishes the Gazette and speaks to the outside world on Harvard's behalf.

Former Director of the News Office Alex Huppe resigned in February to become vice president of PSC International in Washington, D.C.

A month later, Grogan appointed Joe Wrinn as the new director of news and public affairs.

According to Wrinn, with the burgeoning news industry, the office can no longer keep up with all of its duties.