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FRIDAY, APRIL 25, 2014 | MOUNT PLEASANT, MICH. | ISSUE NO. 83 VOL. 95
TODAY IS THE FINAL DAY OF A THREE-DAY SERIES DELVING INTO THE SUSPENDED DELTA CHI FRATERNITY AND CMU GREEK COMMUNITY.
A lesson learned?
GONE GOOD?
Justin Hicks Editor-in-Chief
Delta Chi suspension period halted until fraternity ‘leaves quietly’
Family means sticking together, no matter what. Then again, maybe there is an exception. If there’s a lesson to be learned from Delta Chi, it’s when to exercise that exception. The unbreakable bond of brothers and sisters in the Greek community can also be its Achilles’ heel. When the integrity of the entire group is in jeopardy, it’s time to kick the trash to the curb or stink up the entire house — and in this case, the community as well. Instead, Delta Chi never made the decisions it needed to avoid exile. It didn’t take responsibility for its behavior. It didn’t make a proactive effort to protect the organization. It still hasn’t — hence the reason for our investigation. During this week’s coverage, members took to social media to claim innocence and suggest the stories were fabricated. They attempted to hide the coverage by removing stacks of newspapers from newsstands and businesses around Mount Pleasant. Now their actions are receiving national attention. Even more repulsive are the attempts to joke about a situation that stems from a sexual assault report. I would like to offer an apology to the women who were negatively affected both by the Delta Chi violations and our continued coverage this week. What happened to you is inexcusable. As for the “underground fraternity,” society loves a sincere, honest apology. Such acknowledgement shows maturity and a dedication to improvement. Instead, they continue to play the victim card.
By Ben Solis | University Editor
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s the brothers of the nowdefunct Delta Chi fight their
four-year suspension by continuing to function as a fraternity, they might be doing more harm to their future than they are aware of.
The group does not recognize Central Michigan University’s sanctions, which calls for a cease of any and all operations as a registered student organization. Delta Chi continues to recruit, members still wear their letters, and these actions have been encouraged by their supporters and national office. According to university officials, their actions could be preventing them from ever returning to CMU’s Greek community. “The four years hasn’t started yet,” said Tom Idema, director of student conduct. “Until they’re in compliance with what they’re supposed to do, I don’t know if they’ll ever be back.”
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SUBJECTIVE JUSTICE Investigating the exile of a renegade fraternity MONDAY
CLEANING HOUSE LIFE IN GREEKTOWN MAP: VIOLATIONS BY HOUSE
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LIFE AS A DELTA CHI COLUMN: GUILTY OF SILENCE SUBJECTIVE JUSTICE
GONE FOR GOOD? GREEK LIFE COLUMN: A LESSON LEARNED?
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UC food service shut down due to water supply, safety issues By Ben Solis University Editor
Central Michigan University maintenance crews worked to restore the Bovee University Center water supply after it was shut down Thursday morning. Steve Lawrence, associate vice president of Facilities Management, said the water supply in the U.C.
looked cloudy, prompting concern from facilities management that the water might not be safe. The exact cause of potential contamination was not identified, as the initial “cloudy water” sample could not be tested. “I’ve been here for 10 years and doing a chlorination (flush) on an existing system, that just doesn’t
happen very often,” Lawrence said. “We’re going to do everything we can to make sure it’s safe.” University officials do not have the equipment available to test the water. Lawrence sought counsel from the Isabella County Health Department on where he could send samples of the water after they properly flushed and chlorinated the system. The closest
water supply testing lab Lawrence knew of is in Lansing. Lawrence added that as of 11 a.m. Thursday, no students, faculty or staff reported feeling ill. All food service centers in the U.C. were shut down for the day. An additional email announcement sent out shortly after 2 p.m. stated bathrooms in the U.C. were closed as well.
No other buildings on campus showed signs of potential contamination, according to a CMU press release issued via email. To make sure the water supply was safe, Lawrence said crews would flush the entire system, then pump chlorine through the pipes to kill any potenw UC | 2A