--- John Fereira <jaf30_at_cornell.edu> wrote: > I was equally appalled at an incident which occurred a few years ago. > A > student died when he fell into one of Ithaca's gorges and the parents > filed > a lawsuit against the university. Nevermind, that the incident > occurred at > 2:30AM, when the student walking back home from a Frat party (his BAC > was > over double the legal driving limit), and decided to climb over a 3' > fence > that serves as a boundry around the gorge. Blame the Fraternity!! As a third-generation Greek, I wish people would stop assuming that all Fraternities and Sororities are all the same. Like any other group of people, campus Greeks are diverse. Animal House is not representative of all campus residence houses. I'm sure the Fraternity (as did the University) dumped the alcohol down his throat. The Frat members (assisted by the college dean?) threw the student over the fence. I get your point. LA/SoCal/Hollywood culture is so prevalent and overwhelming it is easy to overlook the rest of the state. It is sad that Americans as a whole do not accept personal responsibility as a lifestyle. "It's someone else's fault"....and it's a sad plague spreading to other countries. shawn *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Mon Jul 11 2005 - 12:04:18 PDT
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