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Originally Posted by AOEforme
It just really quite confusing right now, because rumours about this have been floating around since fall. I do know that a private investigation was closed due to a lack of evidence, so this is another attempt to catch the person(s) who did this.
It's true Wisconsin's drinking culture is a breeding ground for this. 1 in 4 women at Wisconsin will be sexually assaulted by the time the graduated, a disgustingly high number.
I'm not sure of the number of ΣX's in the house compared to non-Greeks. I do know that that house is absolutely massive. It takes a lot of people to fill that house. It's also apartment-style living, which makes it more common for non-Greeks to live there (compared to a lot of the other houses that rent.)
All in all, I'm really disappointed with how the Badger Herald handled the story. In a situation such as this, its incredibly important to keep as much confidentiality as possible, to protect the victim and those fraternity men who are innocent. It also is no place for hearsay or rumours. The timing was also terrible: they chose to print the 3-front page articles on Shoutout Day, which means a much higher percentage of the student body read the article than would have normally. The comment section on the bottom of the articles (as one person mentioned) has replaced Juicy Campus: it's rumour, after rumour, after rumour, and the paper is eating this attention up.
Report the actual story with complete truth, help catch the predator who did this, and end it. Don't capitalize off this poor woman's trauma like you're US Weekly.
Also, today's opinion columns are dedicated to this. How do you have an opinion column on an ongoing criminal investigation? I'm just not a fan....
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Oh, the BH knew exactly what it was doing putting it out on SH Wednesday. I usually only pick it up on Wednesday precisely for that reason, but still usually check it out online when I don't have a reason to be on campus. This consumed my whole day yesterday, and my chapter isn't even directly involved. If you are Greek here, you are affected by this.
I think the reason it needed to be all opinions today is because of the reactions it got. It was not well done to begin with, the comments were out of control, and someone with a brain at the BH realized something had to be done. Plus the DOS had to comment, and since Sigma Chi and the rest of the Greeks can't "officially" comment, everyone has to put their two cents in. It's just terrible. I don't know what the thinking was on the timing, but this is not helping anyone--and certainly not the poor girl--to put this out there.