Posted on 11/20/2014 10:53:09 AM PST by armydawg505
A university of Connecticut investigation into a confrontation between white fraternity students and women belonging to a black sorority is regaining momentum after new allegations about the incidents were raised at a recent student community meeting.
The September incident involving a rock-painting dispute has already resulted in a one-month suspension and continuing probation for the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity for "intimidation and bullying," according to UConn officials.
But at a Nov. 10 meeting at the university's African-American Cultural Center, the adviser to the Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority made new allegations that fraternity members used racial and sexist slurs during the September confrontation. Members of Pi Kappa Alpha (known as PIKE) have denied making any racial comments.
UConn spokeswoman Stephanie Reitz said the comments made at that meeting prompted administration officials to "ask for more information from the various parties" involved in the original incident. Reitz said the university has been told that AKA plans to file an appeal of the administration's decisions concerning sanctions against the PIKE fraternity. According to Reitz, the deadline for appeals by parties involved in the dispute has been extended until Nov. 21.
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Duke lacrosse II, minus the false rape accusations?
So all it said was racial allegations over a rock?
Perfect.
It figures.
The emerging rule seems to be whenever a contentious situation like this appears to be beginning with one or more of the “favored classes” (you know blacks, Hispanics, LGBT, etc.), a designated “defensive videographer” (DV) should get out their cellphone and begin creating a audio and video record of the incident to be presented at the inevitable administrative hearing to follow. Two (or more) DVs would be even better.
Better yet, the fraternity should invest in some GoPro wearable cameras and just record entire activity sessions from beginning to end.
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