Pig Penn to tape apology tomorrow

Marcolina said the apology, which is part of the hosts' punishment for broadcasting the show, will air after Judicial Inquiry Officer Constance Goodman reviews it. Co-hosts College junior Richard Rothstein and Wharton junior Vincent Fumo also apologized for the show in a letter sent to The Daily Pennsylvanian yesterday. The letter also mentions the plans to air the taped apology on UTV. It is unclear if the written apology is also part of the punishment imposed by Goodman. Fumo, Rothstein nor Goodman could be reached for comment last night. It could not be confirmed whether they actually wrote the letter. Statements in the letter contradict earlier statements the pair said and wrote just after Pig Penn aired last October. Fumo and Rothstein were fired by UTV the night after Pig Penn aired, and President Sheldon Hackney asked Judicial Inquiry Officer Constance Goodman to investigate the show. During the 45-minute call-in show, Fumo and Rothstein split a bottle of tequila, discussed oral sex in graphic detail and showed pictures of nude men and women. The hosts also called two freshmen women, identifying them on the air by their names and Freshman Record pictures. "We extend our sincere apologies to any individual that was offended, or otherwise negatively affected by our broadcast," the letter states. "In particular, we are extremely sorry for breaching the privacy of two female students." "It was wrong to identify these women and then align them with our show without prior permission," it says. The letter also states that Fumo and Rothstein were wrong in "misjudging the tolerance of the Penn community." In earlier statements, Rothstein had apologized for offending anyone who had seen the show, but had questioned why putting the women on the air was harassment. "I don't think that it's making people feel vulnerable by telling them they look attractive in their face book picture," Rothstein said after Hackney asked for an investigation. Days after the show aired, both co-hosts, who also produced the show, said they would not apologize for the show since it was meant as satire.

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