LACK OF BONG TALLY ELICITS QUESTIONS

Over time, The Lumberjack has received varied responses from a diverse
range of students and community members regarding the Bong Tally.

Last week, the Bong Tally was not published because of spatial constraints.
Numerous students voiced their concern for the future of the Bong Tally in
response to last week's omission.

The Lumberjack would like to make clear our intention of providing for our
reading audience an accurate record of bong confiscations in the residence
halls. Amid administrative and faculty advice that this feature is
sophomoric -- causing more harm than good -- student interest in the Bong
Tally has been made clear since last week. The Lumberjack policy statement
requires that we strive to represent each interest existing within our
student body, majority or not.

Sgt. Tom Dewey tipped us off to the inaccuracy of the UPD media log in
reporting an accurate number of bongs confiscated. The corresponding
article in this issue of The Lumberjack means to make public the current
inaccuracies of the Bong Tally.

We realize that UPD is not required by law to list by name and number each
piece of property confiscated -- especially if the property has relevance
in court proceedings. However, in striving to fulfill our responsibility to
those who value this feature, The Lumberjack will work with those compiling
the UPD media log make more accurate the record of public activities.