Reporter's Notebook

Hath Rank No Privileges? Many Harvard cognoscenti suspect that Vice President and General Counsel Daniel Steiner '54 is the administrator who really runs the University. But apparently Steiner's name doesn't pull much weight with the folks who distributed tickets for the Beanpot tournament at the Boston Garden.

In fact, Steiner didn't even manage to outrank the members of the Harvard band. He sat directly behind them in the corner of the Garden. And although he couldn't hear the sound of flesh and blood crashing against the Garden's plexi-glass barriers, the band's rendition of "10,000 Men of Harvard" must have been loud and clear. And given the final score--8-2, Boston University over Harvard--it was probably better that way.

"I had made the decision that I wouldn't coach that much longer. This is a great opportunity for me. I love Harvard and I love amateur athletics."

--Men's Hockey Coach Bill Cleary '56, announcing that he will step down at the end of the season to take over the post of Harvard's athletic director.

"I can assure you that Ronn Tomassoni will be a very, very, very, very, very leading candidate."

--Cleary, commenting on the relative likelihood of Tomassoni succeeding him as hockey coach.

Hath Rank No Privileges? Part 2 Steiner's seal of approval also did not carry much weight with the Faculty of Arts and Sciences this week. At a meeting this week, the full Faculty voted to send back to his office major sections of a report on free speech guidelines prepared by Ford Professor of International Security Joseph S. Nye. Steiner's office has already reviewed the report twice, but there's always room for improvement.

"If we mean to deviate in some fashion from the First Amendment, then we're up to some very serious business indeed."

--President Derek C. Bok, criticizing the guidelines of the Nye report.

"This shows the present dean's policy of encouraging internal junior appointments is being taken seriously."

--Associate Professor of History H. Leroy Vail, on becoming the second junior history professor to be offered tenure in 20 years.

While attempting to track down rumors about the formation of a new student publication this week, one reporter apparently got waylaid by agents of an old one. After contacting two of the magazine's supposed representatives, she was informed that the students intended to publish on a daily basis. Further inquiries elicited the information that the new group was funded by none other than Richard Nixon and the Committee to Re-elect the President.

Subsequent investigation revealed that the two sources were members of the Harvard Lampoon, a Bow St. social club renowned for its valiant and unceasing efforts at humor. Nixon could not be reached for comment.

"We have pursued tangible student * issues such as an introductory Spanish course, buses to the Yale game, the first year housing lottery, shuttle bus service and our most recent accomplishment, the successful acquisition of a new condom machine vendor."

--Guhan Subramanian '91-'92, defending his record as Undergraduate Council chair.

"Guhan's reelection wasn't an affirmation of what the council has done this semester. It was simply a failure to recruit a stronger candidate."

--Council member Joel D. Hornstein '91-'92, commenting on Subramanian's defeat of two challengers for the post of council chair.