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of wrongdoing, although there is certainly justification for an investigation. The bogue thing, though, is that when a student film group's policies are deemed worthy of investigation, the other film groups on campus are apt to run into trouble from University Administrators eager for an excuse to come down on all student groups. Also. distributors are likely, especially in dealing with newer film groups, to be overly cautious in business transactions, making it harder for all groups to get films.

Student groups should be permitted to run their own affairs. But if complaints are received about their dealings, it is preferable that a group of peers judge them (the SOB is composed of students) rather than the big cheese at the U. But caution must exist at the peer level to insure that abuses of student power don't occur.

-Marty Stern