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I understand your frustration, but you've missed the point.
This is an EDITORIAL. You mention assholes and it reminds me of the saying that opinions are like assholes -- everyone has one.
This is the OPINION of the Editorial Board of a major metropolitan newspaper. Who may or may not be assholes. Many are.
The fact is that they went a lot farther to tell both sides of the story than they had to in an editorial forum. They quoted a man who representes four year schools who spoke in favor of GLO's:
"Not all fraternities or sororities are versions of "Animal House."
Some, particularly at large universities, can provide a sense of
family within a huge academic environment, said Sheldon Steinbach,
vice president and chief counsel at the American Council on
Education, which represents 1,800 two- and four-year colleges."
An editorial takes sides -- there was no compelling reason for them to use the Steinbach quote except for some (perhaps small) attempt at fairness. Remember again, these are opinions, not necessarily facts. They still have to be dealt with, though.
Quoting again:
"In the past two years, more than 60 deaths nationwide have been
linked to fraternity or sorority activity, mainly drinking. As Alfred
University President Charles Edmondson pointed out, if that many
deaths had been associated with varsity athletes, the NCAA would be
conducting an investigation. Edmondson called the numbers an epidemic.
Steinbach, of the American Council on Education, says that while the
deaths are intolerable, they are not out of proportion for what you
would expect from a similar sized population."
Personal comment: ANY death is intolerable when its caused by stupidity -- proportion be damned. Sixty? I have to reluctantly say that Edmondson is right -- if there were sixty sports related deaths, people would be screaming at the tops of their lungs at the NCAA. They're in the public spotlight even more than we are.
Anyway, my point still is this -- we've somehow gotta stop giving these people fuel for their fires. This editorial board could have been a LOT tougher.
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Fraternally,
DeltAlum
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The above is the opinion of the poster which may or may not be based in known facts and does not necessarily reflect the views of Delta Tau Delta or Greek Chat -- but it might.
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