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Awful shenmue Nov 2014 #1
Phi Kappa Psi suspended all operations today big_dog Nov 2014 #86
That is great news!!! elway7 Nov 2014 #88
I was once a Phi Psi ... staggerleem Nov 2014 #133
"'You have to remember where your loyalty lies.'" BlueJazz Nov 2014 #2
That question really stuck out to me... ReRe Nov 2014 #120
YES! And maybe those after you would not have had horrible things happen to them. BlueJazz Nov 2014 #122
It is unbelievable that these children... lisby Nov 2014 #145
"Never be allowed into any frat party again?" Brigid Nov 2014 #3
In fact that sounds like a feature mythology Nov 2014 #37
I saw that and said "Oh, boo-hoo. Cry me a river." calimary Nov 2014 #95
Some of the comments at RS are deplorable. Total denial of the facts of rape. JanMichael Nov 2014 #116
You make a good point in your second paragraph. truedelphi Nov 2014 #148
There was a promising period through the early sixties to early seventies, when being a G.D.I. maddiemom Nov 2014 #136
Who is their right mind would want to attend a frat party? McCamy Taylor Nov 2014 #139
That made me cry Stargazer09 Nov 2014 #4
He's what's called a sociopath and he will probably become a banker or a politician. Dont call me Shirley Nov 2014 #13
Unfortunately zentrum Nov 2014 #19
So the sins of the Fathers continues on. Human consciousness must rise above all forms of attack. Dont call me Shirley Nov 2014 #31
You're Also Not Sure We Would Have ProfessorGAC Nov 2014 #59
I'm sorry, but that's not true. AverageJoe90 Nov 2014 #74
He was a giant zentrum Nov 2014 #85
Not buying it, sorry. AverageJoe90 Nov 2014 #94
Okey-doke n/t zentrum Nov 2014 #98
OK, Sally Hemmings as Jefferson's slave mistress is historical fact. Even creepier, maddiemom Nov 2014 #137
It's out there, as well as, his extravagant lifestyle and he was constantly in arrears mackerel Nov 2014 #141
"It's out there" OK, but could you refer me to the actual references? maddiemom Nov 2014 #143
"Sometimes, I want off this planet." Same here. nomorenomore08 Nov 2014 #106
With "friends" like this... Marie Marie Nov 2014 #5
Yeah seriously. Initech Nov 2014 #16
Yes. LWolf Nov 2014 #33
That was my first thought. BeanMusical Nov 2014 #108
This is why the Greek frats need to be shut down. Odin2005 Nov 2014 #6
I agree Dorian Gray Nov 2014 #28
My daughter is attending Mount Holyoke College azmom Nov 2014 #82
It's beautiful up there. Dorian Gray Nov 2014 #103
I find it sad that women are resorting to self-segregation to protect themselves. Odin2005 Nov 2014 #112
My fraternity would never tolerate this sickening behavior. RedCappedBandit Nov 2014 #29
Nor would mine n/t VWolf Nov 2014 #56
At least they wouldn't carry an implied endorsement by the University ... eppur_se_muova Nov 2014 #66
The university needs to be more accountable RedCappedBandit Nov 2014 #75
It's probably less likely to occur at a dorm than a frat house SoCalDem Nov 2014 #71
The uni needs to be held more accountable RedCappedBandit Nov 2014 #73
The media in Calif. constantly reports on students who have won large truedelphi Nov 2014 #146
Don't put money on that. Pacifist Patriot Nov 2014 #79
When I was in college I was raped by an athlete. xmas74 Nov 2014 #117
Nor would the fraternity I work for. NuclearDem Dec 2014 #155
That won't solve anything - and it punishes the vast majority of kids LeftinOH Nov 2014 #34
The sports houses RedCappedBandit Nov 2014 #77
That's both an overreaction and won't solve the problem mythology Nov 2014 #39
If I were a woman I'd never date or marry any man who is in or had been in a frat. L0oniX Nov 2014 #43
My wife did VWolf Nov 2014 #57
Would you be able to tell? nt. RedCappedBandit Nov 2014 #78
On many campuses ... staggerleem Nov 2014 #134
I will stand up and say I disagree!` LynneSin Nov 2014 #84
I think your last paragraph is a good comprise solution! Odin2005 Nov 2014 #100
As I read the article . . . markpkessinger Nov 2014 #114
I have to agree LynneSin Nov 2014 #119
My college had no fraternities or sororities . . . markpkessinger Nov 2014 #121
Oops? maced666 Dec 2014 #154
ARRRGGGHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! uppityperson Nov 2014 #7
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Back so soon? hrmjustin May 2015 #163
I saw that one. In_The_Wind May 2015 #164
Hopefully otto will get it next time. hrmjustin May 2015 #165
It seems like they love to drop in around the MIRT change over. In_The_Wind May 2015 #166
The attitude of her "friends" are why it continues... Spazito Nov 2014 #8
yet people talk shit about black people in ferguson protesting. n/t. okieinpain Nov 2014 #9
UGH! sakabatou Nov 2014 #10
That university should be shut down Beaverhausen Nov 2014 #11
Does anybody else think it's weird that there's more criticism here for the three friends LeftyMom Nov 2014 #12
No, condemnation of the 7 putrid rapists is a given... Spazito Nov 2014 #15
In this culture I'm not at all convinced it's a given. LeftyMom Nov 2014 #17
The culture won't change if the continued cover-ups are accepted... Spazito Nov 2014 #20
That argument only works if anything gets done after the reports, LeftyMom Nov 2014 #21
You're advocating a rape victim not report the rape? Spazito Nov 2014 #22
I don't think that's what she said derby378 Nov 2014 #50
If only the poster had posted what you did... Spazito Nov 2014 #55
Not even remotely, chervilant Nov 2014 #102
The sequence of discussion went as follows... Spazito Nov 2014 #105
And I quote: chervilant Nov 2014 #107
That was how the post came across... Spazito Nov 2014 #111
I agree with what you're saying here. F4lconF16 Nov 2014 #24
Spazito, that is how I view it also. truedelphi Nov 2014 #147
I completely agree with you... Spazito Nov 2014 #149
Because in general I expect more of a random friend mythology Nov 2014 #40
yep Locrian Nov 2014 #44
Thanks for posting, kpete. You stand up for us when very few will. Dont call me Shirley Nov 2014 #14
I hope the federal investigation... NaturalHigh Nov 2014 #18
Jackie needs new friends. n/t FourScore Nov 2014 #23
Today I have told all the college aged kids I know: stay away from UVA Tsiyu Nov 2014 #25
VILE woman. That one then, and this one now. calimary Nov 2014 #96
Agreed Tsiyu Nov 2014 #124
EGG maced666 Dec 2014 #158
Because some of her "friends" Tsiyu Dec 2014 #159
Greek life is disgusting... Oktober Nov 2014 #26
I only went to one frat party Warpy Nov 2014 #27
I remember frat parties - they kept giving me beer to get me drunk hollysmom Nov 2014 #126
I drank a lot of beer as a kid Warpy Nov 2014 #129
It is? You must have intimate knowledge of this to make LeftinOH Nov 2014 #35
Are you suggesting that one would have to belong to a subset of a larger group.. Oktober Nov 2014 #38
Except the kkk is an organization based on hate mythology Nov 2014 #41
I'm sure they would suggest that they are based on pride and preservation.. Oktober Nov 2014 #42
The KKK is pretty clear about what they stand for (and against); LeftinOH Nov 2014 #47
Lighten up... Oktober Nov 2014 #49
Wow - you were just told to lighten up. Sheldon Cooper Nov 2014 #53
Except those organizations do NOT promote those things. At all. LeftinOH Nov 2014 #58
Not every greek fraternity promotes sexual assualt. RedCappedBandit Nov 2014 #80
Wow... chervilant Nov 2014 #89
K... Oktober Nov 2014 #90
That's rape culture, not the Greek system. NuclearDem Dec 2014 #157
College fraternities and sororities aren't the fucking KKK. NuclearDem Dec 2014 #156
Incredibly disturbing read. RedCappedBandit Nov 2014 #30
Read any of the many Cosby threads and you'll see people condemning his accusers for not Sheldon Cooper Nov 2014 #32
Awful. progressoid Nov 2014 #36
People have to learn that institutions of all sorts will cover up hedgehog Nov 2014 #45
k and r. I would say, I think I am going to be ill--but, sadly, what is reported there is nothing niyad Nov 2014 #46
It's not just UVA, FSU did the same. lark Nov 2014 #48
Reading this Rolling Stone article makes me really angry. Jenoch Nov 2014 #51
I know this happens, I just don't understand those folks who treat rape victims like this. stevenleser Nov 2014 #52
Oh, FFS! VA_Jill Nov 2014 #54
University President Teresa Sullivan requests Phi Kappa Psi Investigation mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2014 #60
sexual misconduct? what a pleasant little term for gang rape. niyad Nov 2014 #62
Shameful. salin Nov 2014 #67
The dirty little secret is that sexual misconduct happens at EVERY college SoCalDem Nov 2014 #70
One of the first steps we can take chervilant Nov 2014 #101
whatever you call it, it is (and always has been) pretty common on campuses SoCalDem Nov 2014 #118
My post herein above chervilant Nov 2014 #123
Her Judas friends are disgusting cowards LittleBlue Nov 2014 #61
Ironic but True: Ken Cuccinelli worked to combat sexual assault at UVa mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2014 #63
So sad that even she still blames herself... Whiskeytide Nov 2014 #64
Remorse and regret are not the same as blame ... nt eppur_se_muova Nov 2014 #68
You're dead wrong in this... Whiskeytide Nov 2014 #87
Then her "friends" are miserable, selfish shitsacks. Arkana Nov 2014 #65
This. ^^^^^^ calimary Nov 2014 #97
No more invites to frat parties = A fate worse than death. Not talking about rape = Loyalty. Tierra_y_Libertad Nov 2014 #69
What a damn shame. Is campus life *that* fuckin' important...... AverageJoe90 Nov 2014 #72
UVa asks police to investigate gang-rape allegations outlined in Rolling Stone article mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2014 #76
This is not the first time around for that fraternity. mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2014 #81
Why isn't it 'They were the boys who committed rape and that's why we had to ban frat houses' LynneSin Nov 2014 #83
That's a fair compromise Tsiyu Nov 2014 #125
Some eye opening stats in there shaayecanaan Nov 2014 #91
I'm sure I'm wasting my breath, but the point is that the serial sex offenders seem normal. Starry Messenger Nov 2014 #92
I completely agree shaayecanaan Nov 2014 #93
Yes d_r Nov 2014 #99
If the rapists all looked like wild eyes villains yardwork Nov 2014 #109
kick. nt cwydro Nov 2014 #104
Read this article earlier today . . .. markpkessinger Nov 2014 #110
This was near the start of Jackie's first year. freedom fighter jh Nov 2014 #144
Disgusting pigs! BeanMusical Nov 2014 #113
Dude GummyBearz Nov 2014 #115
pretty typical tho. redruddyred Nov 2014 #127
How hard can it be to get a criminal conviction with 7 rapists? Ash_F Nov 2014 #128
Nice best friends she had... :( Helen Borg Nov 2014 #130
School 'loyalty?' blackspade Nov 2014 #131
Cavalier Daily, Friday. Many links. mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2014 #132
Thanks for posting this... Spazito Nov 2014 #135
I've told all three of my kids that in my opinion it is best to stay away from mackerel Nov 2014 #138
Better yet, attend a college that does not allow frats or sororities. I did. McCamy Taylor Nov 2014 #140
That would be ideal. mackerel Nov 2014 #142
Class of '78... chervilant Nov 2014 #151
Kind of chills the bone iandhr Nov 2014 #150
HUGE K & R !!! - Thank You !!! WillyT Nov 2014 #152
A lot of people were fooled. Look really foolish now. maced666 Dec 2014 #153
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