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The College recently suspended Ludwig Plutonium from the computer network for calling The New York Times, "The Jew York Times" in a message posted on an electronic bulletin board.
Plutonium, a dishwasher at the Hanover Inn, is known around campus for his theory that the universe is made of plutonium atoms.
The Kiewit Computational Center removed Plutonium's name from the Dartmouth Name Directory for 30 days.
Plutonium, whose suspension is almost finished, was unable to use the College's electronic mail network or the Dartmouth College Information System Navigator and other programs that use the DND Directory.
Plutonium said people complained after he posted a skit called "Neanderthal Park 2" on June 21 on the InterNet -- a computer bulletin board where millions of computers all over the world can browse various topics.
Plutonium wrote, "Shown in this skit Mike Wallace as he uncovers the dirt of the black holes (BS for short) of 'The Jew York Times' for Tuesday, June 21, 1994."
Plutonium wrote that the skit, which uses the CBS show "60 Minutes" as the background for an interview with the publisher of the New York City daily paper, Arthur Sulzberger, Jr., is supposed to make fun of scientists and the "mathematic community."
He said in an interview last night at Kiewit that he did not consider the reference to "The Jew York Times" anti-Semitic.
Malcolm Brown, director of academic computing, said he would not comment on Plutonium's case.