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The uncertain relationship between Newell House, CRAG, and the secret underground fraternity [[Omega Epsilon Delta]], has recently led to an investigation by the President's office into whether or not Newell has been the source of recent criminal activity on campus, such as the over 400 reports filed detailing deliberate acts of breaking and entering, destruction of student property, and the removal of several pairs of students' socks. CRAG was not implicated in these affairs until it had been revealed that several books previously located in the Garfield Library had been removed and found strategically placed at various campus checkpoints, each containing a letter inside. Among the letters found were C, R, A, and G - though no one has, as of yet, figured out the significance of the remaining eleven letters (H, L, E, S, J, U, I, T, E, A, U). CRAG officially published a statement denying their involvement in recent campus anarchy, stating that "CRAG has often acted as a facilitator between the necessities of the administration and the whims of students and has valued that role since its inception. It is against our core mission to engage in such ribald and licentious tomfoolery." The President of Omega Epsilon Delta, who goes by the alias Z. Livid Brat, declined to comment though stressed that it would be counterproductive for Omega Epsilon Delta to cause trouble while the planning of their "50 Days" event is still ongoing.
It seems the administration has long had their eye on Omega Epsilon Delta due to the fact that fraternities were officially outlawed in 1962 and secret fraternities were secretly outlawed since 1976. What has been perceived as CRAG's off-the-record support of Omega Epsilon Delta has often tried the hand of previous presidents, however, given that previous presidents of Williams College have often become later presidents of CRAG, many have cited a potential conflict of interest in such these investigations. Former Dean of the Faculty Sandy Bierd-Phace's dismissal after a 1982 raid on Newell House turned up no evidence was regarded as a particularly suspect episode in the relationship between the Administration and CRAG.
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