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fhe party are drinking safely. Prior to
the policy change, each chapter host-
ing an event decided whether and
how to monitor its guests.
This puts "a lot more responsibility
on members to monitor and give rides
home," said Jon Snyder, Sigma Phi
Epsilon fraternity president.
Another significant policy change
is how host houses are punished for
violating the Greek Svstem"s alcohol
policy. In previous years, the Social
Responsibility Committee used its
discretion to decide punishments.
Now, chapters that violate the policy
will be placed on a 15-week proba-
tion, during which time they cannot

In addition to the other caliges, fra-
ternitics and sororities are now required
to hold educational programs about
health and alcohol use.
Sarosi said she already has noticed
that Greek System social functions are
safer this school year because of the
policy changes.
Many members have expressed con-
cern that the changes will prevent them
from having fun, although most realize
that the changes are beneficial because
they will improve the safety of commu-
nity members, she added.
"Kinks need to be worked out, but we
are dealing with them. It's working real-
ly well." Sarosi said.

not IUist freshmen raternitie> and ori-
ties create a slate o) opportunities for per-
spective members ol any auc:' he said.
Rush started last week with the r-.
ternity and sorority mass meetmings.
where perspective members learned
basic information about the Greek s.;s-
tem, includingt outreach and education-
al programs. Sigma Phi Epsilon
President Jon Snyder said Greek orua-
nizations give back to the community
"Greeks donate time and money to
charity in many ways; Snyder said.
"Greek Week is the biggest money-raiser
we have"
Last year. Greek Week participants
donated more than 2,000 hours of com-
munity service and raised more than
SI 15,000 through events and sponsor-
ships.
Rush events for this week include
open houses for all the fraternities.
which began Tuesday and will end
today. Perspective members can visit
fraternities they are interested in, meet
the members and get a general idea of if
the house suits them. Prospective soror-
ity members are involved in a more for-
mal process where they attend different
sets of parties at sorority houses during
the next few weeks.

Keep vuilr optons open and check out
is many as posible T Snyder said
L SA tirsl-yecar si udent Ly nsey Estes
said she hopes to meet some long.-last-
mng frinds through the rush proess.
I M\ main reason is o gct out and
meet people:" Estes said. "These are
People you'll know for the duration of
your college career.
Snyder also stressed that first-vear
students should not feel pressured into
rushing this semester.
"Many fraternities and sororities are
using year-round recruitment, not just
limited to one week of rush." he said.
"Those that I hav e seen that have done
year-round recruitment are very
pleased with it because they can choose
the best students available."
First-year student Alex Rios-Doria
was at the Sigma Phi Epsilon open house
Tuesday night and said that he appreci-
ates what the Greek life has to ofTer
"I want a balanced fraternity. Enough
social events and good academic priority.
I basically want to meet people:' he said.
Last school year, the sorority Delta
Zeta closed its doors due to low mem-
bership. The sorority Alpha Xi Delta
sold its house but is still functioning on
campus.

AROUND THE NATION
Elizabeth Dole addresses school safety
MELROSE, Mass. - Reminiscing about her student teaching days while
addressing harsh concerns of today, Elizabeth Dole said yesterday that order must
be restored to classrooms -- even if it means parent-approved locker and backpack
searches and drug-testing of students.
"For drugs and weapons, I say: there will be no place to hide." Dole said
The Republican presidential candidate detailed her education platform at
Melrose High School outside Boston where she was a student teacher in the 195
60 academic year.
She said parents should be able to choose from a "rich smorgasbord of educa-
tional choices" in deciding where to send their children to school
Dole proposed a new tax credit to encourage private support for public and p-
vate schools and also recycled proposals from the Republican Congress for "edu-
cation savings accounts" and for freeing up federal 'ducation funds from federa
mandates.
"Take a look at this unwieldy stack of paper," Dole said, painting to a more than
600-page copy of the "Clinton-Gore" Elementary and Secondary Education reau
thorization bill.
"This would be a joke if our system were working, but it's no joke," Dole told
about 150 students, school officials and senior citizens in the school librarv


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Government to file
civil tobacco suit
WASHINGTON --The federal gov-
ernment will file a huge civil lawsuit
against the tobacco industry as early as
today seeking billions of dollars in
damages for treating 'smoking-related
illnesses, sources close to the Justice
Department said Tuesday.
In terms of damages sought, the suit
would be the largest ever brought by
the department, according to legal
experts. It would aim to recover from
cigarette manufacturers the long-term
cost to the federal government of treat-
ing sick smokers covered by govern-
ment health care programs.
Justice Department lawyers have been
working intensively on the lawsuit since
January, when President Clinton
announced in his State of the Union
address that the administration had
decided to sue cigarette manufacturers.
A Justice Department spokesperson
refused to confirm whether the suit
would be filed today.
The tobacco industry has been

under intense legai pressure since
1994 when state attorneys generai
began to file multibillion-dollar
claims against the industry to recoup
the cost of caring for people witsh
smoking-related diseases through the
federal-state Medicaid health ins r-
ance program.
Cities fight to reac
the millennium first
BOSTON - Cities across the coun-
try are jockeying for the best, the earl-
est or the priciest millennial New Year
celebrations
Boston, for example, is poised to
beat everyone in the United States to
the New Year by celebrating with fire-
works five hours early - at midni
Greenwich Mean Time.
In Maine, they're fighting for the dis-
uinction of which town will be the first to
see the sunrise of the new millennium.
Boston officials say they orchestrated
iheir 7 p.m. fireworks for the first time
this year so children might participate in
revels usually well past their bedtimes:

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Taiwan quake death
toll rises past 2,000
TAICHUNG, Taiwan - Two major
aftershocks hit central and northern
Taiwan yesterday as the death toll from
Tuesday's powerful earthquake rose to
more than 2,000 and officials began
calculating the damage to the economy
from power and water problems affect-
ing its key electronics industry.
Authorities called on Taiwan's citi-
zens to contribute food and water to
survivors and for caskets to help cope
with mounting fatalities, which
increased to 2,023 yesterday, with
5,269 reported injured and 268 still
missing.
The aftershocks, with preliminary
magnitudes of 6.1 and 6.8 respectively,
swayed major buildings and rattled
nerves, but no casualties were reported.
More than two days after the
quake, assistance remained just
beyond reach for hundreds of thou-
sands of people in the central coun-
ties of Taichung and Nantou, where
the temblor struck hardest.

Collapsed bridges, downed power
lines and mangled roads still block
relief from those who need it most
Electricity was restored yesterday to
many buildings in Ta hung and in the
capital of Taipei. Butts night fellehuge
sections of Taichung and Nantou co4
ties were shrouded in darkness again
Peacekeepers calm,
hungry; writer kiled
DILI, East Timor - Struggling td
keep the situation in East Timdr under
control, peacekeepers stopped crowds of
hungry refugees from looting yesterday
collected weapons from pro-Indonesia
militias and sent an advance team inte
the territory's second-largest city.
But in the first show of defiance
toward the international force, armed
men killed one Western journalist and
attacked two others. Many Indonesians
accuse the foreign media of stirring up
problems in East Timor and conspiring
with the United Nations.
- Compiledfirm Daily wire repor

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