"Several Lampoon members took offense at my 6 a.m. e-mail, and I've discussed it with each of them," said Kocher. " My wit at that hour was more impressive than theirs."

The recent tension is the latest in a string of problems between Adams House residents and the Lampoon.

"I would be woken up when they had speakers out on Bow Street and they would play really loud music with a bunch of people dancing around outside," said Adam R. Abate `02 whose room used to look out on the Lampoon castle.

Soon after a series of complaints by Adams House residents last year, Lampoon President Stephen C. Hely `02 met with Associate Dean of the College David P. Illingworth `67 to discuss the problems.

"I...told [Hely] that these kinds of disturbances were unacceptable and was given the assurance that there would be no further problems," Illingworth said after the meeting.

In an e-mail message, Hely said that since his meeting with Illingworth the Lampoon has "followed his recommendations on keeping noise levels down. We'll make every effort to keep things under control."

"I anticipate that in the future the only noise the Lampoon will be responsible for is the echoing laughter caused by our latest issue," Hely wrote in an e-mail.