JHU Sigma Chi "Halloween in the Hood Party"

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Originally Posted by shinerbock

DSTS, how is that taking responsibility away from people? Taking responsibility away from people is when you criminalize (or in this case, have the university take action) in order to prevent future events. If you really wanted to emphasize responsibility, you'd let these people generally do what they want, let them deal with the consequences, and leave it up to the offended party to make a decision on what to do/not do in response.

Isn't that what's going on here?

The University hasn't specified that themed parties aren't allowed or that certain themes are not permissable for everyone else, did they? So therefore the University is assuming that smart people can take a hint and will govern themselves accordingly in light of recent events. If they choose not to govern themselves accordingly, they will deal with the consequences and the offended party (for instance, the black students who the BSU is representing) will make a decision on what to do/not to do in response. So maybe Sigma Chi will get their status back and be able to hold parties again, JHU is probably putting things on hold for them so that this situation will die down.

The BSU didn't make any real decisions, they brought attention to something and semi-protested. I don't know what campus organizations you all are used to but the student-representative ones at the Universities I've attended have all been extremely proactive, reactive, and activist just like the BSU is in this instance. If the University has a problem with that, they will put the BSU in its place. Oh well.