Monday, February 21, 2005 News 3A Publication to promote 'progressive' views Weather ID ff4 .4$ttan 43 £ Iitti Opinion 4A Arts 8A From the Daily: More jails not the answer Keanu Reeves stars in mediocre sci-fi thriller 'Constantine' K h 5 24 TOMORROW: ,f One-hundredfourteen years ofedtorialfreedom www.micAigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan . Vol. CXV, No. 86 @2005 The Michigan Daily ' ' releases One fraternity has been expelled, while two others and one sorority must submit to hazing education programs By Abby Stassen Daily Staff Reporter After an investigation into the fall allega- tions of hazing in the Greek community, the University released the investigation results Friday and found three fraternities and one sorority guilty of hazing. Some types of hazing confirmed by the investigation included "smoking marijuana, induced consumption of food, blindfolding, dressing in arguably humiliating costumes, theft of property and trespassing." Accord- ing to the report, heavy alcohol consumption, humiliation and psychological harassment also occurred. However, the investigation did not find enough evidence for some of the accusations, including "pledges being placed in the trunks of cars; pledges being stripped to their underwear and left in a cold room; non-consensual sexual behavior; the theft of a road sign as a pledge requirement; and incidents of paddling and beating." Last semester, the University received tips about instances of hazing within differ- ent fraternities and sororities and conduct- ed an investigation, as did the Ann Arbor r repor Police Department, to discover the validity of these accusations. While the AAPD could not act on the charges because no physical harm was inflicted - a requirement for prosecution under state law - the University's investi- gation examined aspects of the hazing that violated the Statement of Student Rights and Responsibilities and mandated punitive measures for those Greek houses that had hazed pledges. The national chapter of the fraternity or sorority imposed some punish- ments, and IFC spokesman Jon Krasnov said the Greek Activities Review Panel was also proactive in determining what disciplinary measures should be taken. According to the hazing report, Alpha t on hazing Epsilon Phi was placed on social probation and must increase mandatory education as E M well as revise the new member education program - an educational experience for N Delta Sigma Phi is no longer a pledges in which they are taught the his- fraternity at the University tory and values of the fraternity or sorority. Fraternity Sigma Nu's national organization Alpha Epsilon Phi is on social questioned chapter members on an individu- probation and must educate its al basis to see if they were representative of members about hazing the fraternity's values and imposed leader- 0 Zeta Beta Tau must pay a fine; ship training and the prohibition of alcohol its members must attend a hazing consumption for a term. Zeta Beta Tau was worksho fined, and the members must attend a risk w management workshop. Delta Sigma Phi Sigma Nu members cannot received the most severe punishment - its consume alcohol in the fraternity charter was revoked and it is no longer a fra- house for the remainder of the term See HAZING, Page 7A Horton out for remainder of season Horton will miss a total of 17 games due to the suspension and his knee injury earlier this year By Eric Ambinder Daily Sports Editor The Michigan men's basketball program announced yesterday that junior guard Daniel Horton will be suspended for the rest of the season. Horton pleaded guilty to a mis- demeanor domestic violence charge on Feb. 14 and had been suspended from the basketball team since Jan. 25, a day after he was arraigned in a Washtenaw County courtroom. "As we stated all along, we under- stand the seriousness and sensitiv- ity of this situation," Michigan coach Tommy Amaker said in a statement. "As with all our decisions, we will do what we feel is right." Horton, a Cedar Hill, Texas native, will be allowed to participate in team activities and can practice with the Wolverines throughout the duration of the season, but he will not play in games. "This has been a very difficult time, and I've learned a lot," Hor- ton said in a statement. "I'm grateful for the chance to get back with my teammates." Horton will miss 17 total games for the Wolverines this season - 11 because of the suspension and six because of a knee injury suffered ear- lier this year. Amaker notified the team about the decision on Saturday. "I think they obviously were disap- pointed, but they certainly understood it was a very sensitive and serious sit- uation that we were involved in with Daniel," Amaker said. Amaker said he has been pleased with Horton's personal growth and progress throughout the ordeal, and he added that the program's decision to allow him to participate in team activities stems from its focus on Horton's personal well-being. "In relation to our players and our program, we're always going to do what we feel is right," Amaker said. "Sometimes we're not in the business See HORTON, Page 7A 'U' agrees to transgender rights for GEO LSA senior and V-Day member Kyle Stock is reborn as she steps through a giant vagina during a rally to promote awareness of violence against women on the Diag Friday. BREAKING THROUGH STUDENT GROUPS FIGHT TO END VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN By Kim Tomlin Daily Staff Reporter If you think the large vagina replica was the only highlight of the V-Day Campaign rally last Friday afternoon on the Diag, think again. Enclosed by red caution tape that read Rape Free Zone, campaign speakers shared personal opinions and poems to bring awareness to the problem of violence against women. Speakers yelled their demands for sexual equality into the microphones and voiced their refusal to fear the fight to gain it. Supporters of the event and interested passersby braved the freez- ing cold to listen to speakers and explore the booths of other orga- nizations that came out in support of V-Day. The rally was part of a number of events held as a precursor to weekend performances of Eve Ensler's Vagina Monologues, a play about women claiming power over their bodies. One supporter who helped run the event was co-producer and V-Day Campaign member, RC junior Ruthie Freeman. Freeman said she became an active member of the campaign from day one of her freshman year at the University. "I couldn't ignore violence against women anymore," she said. Today, Freeman said she hopes the event will raise awareness that violence against women does, and is, happening on a local, national and international level. "Worldwide, it is fairly pandemic. On a global scale, one in three women will experience violence. On a more local level, one in four women on college campuses will be sexually assaulted in the four years she is there," said Freeman. According to the National Center for Injury Prevention and See V-DAY, Page 3A Contracts with GSIs will prohibit discrimination on the basis of gender identity By Karl Stampfl Daily Staff Reporter The University and the Graduate Employees' Organization came one step closer to finalizing the new gradu- ate student instructors' contract last Fri- day when the two sides agreed on one of the issues previously in contention. Less than a week before the contract expires, the Uni- versity's bargain- is ing team approved 'What isd GEO's proposal i to add language is that they to GSI contracts prohibiting dis- separate g crimination on identity an the basis of gen- der identity. The expression language will be aimed at protect- ing transgender employees from "We're glad to hear there's been some progress," said GEO President Dave Dob- bie about the University's approval of the new language. "The Provost's own TLGB taskforce recommended that gender iden- tity and gender expression be added to the University bylaws. We hope that happens soon and think it only makes sense to fol- low these recommendations in our con- tract as well." University spokeswoman Julie Peter- son said the University thinks it has made significant progress and that the inclusion of gender identity in the contracts was a major breakthrough in the negotiations. "That was a major piece of progress for us to be able to go to the table and be sappointing able to offer that," she said. would Originally, the University nider said it would not Sgenderinclude gender identity in GEO's contract because the term was not yet included - Andre Wilson in the Univer- Lead negotiator, sity bylaws. 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