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Old 12-05-2009, 08:55 PM
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Racism felt among Greeks

An interesting article came out of a New York university regarding racial tensions on campus.

Racism felt among Greeks
http://www.cardinalpointsonline.com/...eeks-1.2111996

The part that really caught my attention follows:

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Johnson was not satisfied after approaching Allison Swick-Duttine, director of fraternity and sorority life, about the incident at Hawkins Pond.

“I brought it up to Allison, and I think she sort of put it under the table,” Johnson said. “This time, I don’t want it to be put under the table.”

Swick-Duttine said she contacted the president of the fraternity after the incident, and he apologized to Johnson. She thought the issue has been resolved.
From the looks of it, the student sees the issue as campus-wide racial tensions that need a more direct approach toward resolution. Whereas, the Director of Fraternity and Sorority Life views the situation as an interpersonal conflict between the student and other members of the Greek community that has been resolved with an apology.

I found this article interesting in particular because I don't often see articles of this nature published in school newspapers. Of course, we talk about issues like these on Greek Chat and discussions are on-going all over the place, but how often do rational pieces like this get published?

In that respect, it's pretty cool.
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