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Rowers Enter Not Guilty Plea

Northeastern students will face assault-related charges in June

Three of the four Harvard students listed in the HUPD report as witnesses to the incident—Caleb J. Beyers ’04, Catherine C. Randolph ’05 and David J. Bowen ’05—could not be reached or declined to comment.

Following the incident, Howard was taken to Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, where he remained for two days.

He returned to rowing after a week of recovery.

A series of phone calls among rowers from both teams ensued in the aftermath of the incident.

O’Shaughnessy called Ulrich the next afternoon, Ulrich said, to ask for the phone number of Bowen, who is Howard’s roommate and a fellow-rower.

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Ulrich said O’Shaughnessy called back 45 minutes later to inquire if Graham had called and admitted his involvement in the previous night’s incident.

Graham had called but had not admitted to his role, Ulrich responded. O’Shaughnessy then said Graham had tripped Howard in “a practical joke gone bad,” according to Ulrich.

Although a HUPD spokesperson originally said on March 9 that they would not investigate the incident, they said on March 10 they had decided to conduct an inquiry.

Graham and Tripician were released without bail from yesterday’s hearing with the stipulation that they avoid unnecessary contact with Howard. Both sides agreed that the pair could still participate in races against Harvard, however.

The two must reappear in court for a pre-trial hearing June 2 before they return home for the summer.

Graham’s attorney, Martin Kane of the firm McGrath and Kane, said yesterday that despite the defendants’ statements to police, “there are definitely some issues in this case.”

Graham and Tripician declined to comment.

Howard also did not respond to repeated requests for comment.

But roughly two weeks after the incident, he said his assailants should be punished.

“I hope the guys who were responsible for this get in trouble for it,” Howard said. “I’m not trying to be vindictive, but I don’t want this to happen to anyone else.”

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