"THE SCARLET R:" Former Justice editor-in-chief Michaela May, who was my assistant and succeeded me as Arts Editor, has written a truly great letter to the editor of the Waltham News Tribune (scroll down to the second one) about the Passner affair. Money graf:
Brandeis cowered to public opinion, bringing [President Jehuda] Reinharz to demand the resignation of two Justice editors, including an editor-in-chief who had been serving a mere two weeks. Reinharz demanded the pair resign from the so-called independent student newspaper, under the threat that the university would cease their operations - changing their locks and shutting off their phones. The president was willing sacrifice The Justice, its reputation, its contribution to the university and the students on it - whether or not they were to blame -- for the sake of the university's public image.