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A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
When the government sees a problem, its reflex is to create a committee; when the administration is worried about students, hey, let’s have a forum. Wesley Schaub has called yet another one.
I can’t quite see what is going to happen there that hasn’t happened a great many times before. And ol’ Wes sure seems tentative in his below e-mail, doesn’t he? Especially for events that are clearly in contravention of state law.
To my mind, the answer lies with the freshman class. Tell ‘em that they have it in them to stand up to hazing. They should do so as a group. And if they don’t, there will be a real price to pay. If the manly virtue of resisting peer pressure isn’t enough for them — with a dash of fear thrown in — they should know that nobody wants to kiss someone who has been drinking ass beer and eating vomelettes.
By the way, where is global health expert medical doctor President Kim in all of this?
–––- Forwarded message –––-
From: Wesley W. Schaub
Date: Thu, Jan 26, 2012 at 1:48 PM
Subject: Hazing Forum
To: “Wesley W. Schaub”
Hello everyone,
With everything happening around the hazing allegations I wanted to offer you the opportunity to attend a forum on hazing. I want to revisit what hazing is and discuss ways for to evaluate current practices. This will not be a discussion on current events, but a forum to help your group change to avoid problems in the future. The meeting is Monday at 3pm in Paganucci Lounge. Again this meeting isn’t required, but current and newly elected presidents and new member educators may want to attend. My hope is that the discussion will revolve around what constitutes hazing and how to create positive change.
Wes Schaub
Director, Greek Letter Organizations and Societies
Dartmouth College
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