Clipped: Anita Hill has been edited out...

Clipped: Anita Hill has been edited out of a video promoting the University of Oklahoma. The footage was shot in August, before she became a household name in hearings on Clarence Thomas’ nomination to the Supreme Court. “She is so articulate,” said a university spokesman. “But her national and international exposure . . . changed the whole concept of the spot.” But Hill is not complaining. Commented another university spokesman: “We’re still getting two or three floral displays a day” for her.

Cruel and Unusual Punishment: The crime was playing reggae too loudly. The punishment: elevator music. Zachary Brown, who violated a noise ordinance in Key West, Fla., must subject himself to two hours of easy-listening music as punishment for blaring his “Jamaican Jam” tape on a downtown corner during the wee hours. Judge Wayne Miller settled on 101 Strings, an orchestra known for its all-strings instrumentals, and gave Brown 30 days to complete his sentence at a library.

Quitting Time: A World War II hero has dropped out of the Congressional Medal of Honor Society because the group is giving Vice President Dan Quayle its Patriot Award. Richard McCool cited news reports--since discredited--that Quayle relied on family influence to avoid active duty during the Vietnam War. McCool won his medal for heroism after a Japanese kamikaze plane crashed into his ship. The Indiana National Guard said in 1988 it was actively trying to fill openings at the time Quayle joined.

Shock: Relatives of a murder victim were horrified when they filed past his open casket recently to see the body of his alleged killer. The corpse was even dressed in the victim’s suit. Bovey Sheng Chang, 38, was shot to death at a Vancouver, B.C., home in October. It seems the morgue at a hospital released the body of the suspect, not the victim. A crematorium spokesman said: “We’re very sorry this happened and we’re in the process of getting to the bottom of it.”