It is a reminder that we can slap down evil, but it pops up again and again.
There are evil forces in the world today that rally against life, and these forces are not strangers to our nation's colleges. We just have to look at Princeton University to find the evil teachings of Peter Singer since 1999. He is in the habit of taking students to hospitals to see infants with low chances of survival in order to convince them that they should be allowed to die. Convincing students that some lives are not important can go a long way in desensitizing their attitudes towards the value of life. Apparently this philosophy is catching on around college campuses, possibly producing a generation of uncaring and callous individuals.
In the case of Gary DeVercelly, students who knew that he was in trouble after he passed out, waited almost an hour to call Campus Security that was right next door to the Phi Kappa Tau house. Yet, there was "Shock and Awe" at the indictments of students and administrators. The indictment of administrators in a hazing incident is unprecedented, but isn't it about time? There was clear evidence of hard drinking in the fraternity because the bottles of vodka were in plain sight on the windowsills for anyone to see. Certainly, members of the staff such as the Director of Greek Life, the Dean of Students, Campus Security, and many others, should have noticed this. Even the Pub at Rider doesn't serve hard liquor, so why was it tolerated at a fraternity on Rider's premises? And, didn't the Director of Greek Life know what the fraternity initiations were all about, and that they involved extreme drinking that could result in health care emergencies, and even death? Clearly, the administration should be selling an education (in the amount of $32,000 per year for tuition, room, and board) that is not only academically excellent, but socially rewarding and safe!
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