Fraternity to Eliminate Pledge System , to Bolster the Battle G Traffickers
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Page3 Page 12 set ttle Dour hour Ban on drink specials brings mixed reactions (AP) By CATHY PODWOJSKI Seventh St.. said the law could h, back at the White City editor hurt the tavern's outside beer a three-week vaca- garden and end My Place's Area bars will no longer be e finishing touches happy hours, usually held on allowed to' offer certain drink a major speech on Tuesday and Friday. specials because of legislation gs by attacking both "A lot more people come in that was signed into effect mand. at that time," Duvan said. "It's banning "happy hours" at bars al Office address stupid; government is sticking throughout Illinois. ening will be Bush's their foot where it doesn' t The legislation, signed nationally televised belong." Thursday by Gov. Jim becoming president. The law is effective imme Thompson, bans two-for-one ted to outline a $7 .8 diately and violations could specials, free drinks and result in suspension or revoca reduced prices different than tion of a business' liquor what other customers paid on license. thesame date. American nations to Other bars, such as Ted's The legislation is not limited supplies. Warehouse, 102 N. Sixth St., to just happy hour times, such commercial networks won't be affected at all by the as when 4 o'clock clubs are plan to broadcast the law, manager Rick Baranowski held, but restricts specials p.m.EDT. said. throughout the night, which leaving his summer "We're not open during have become quite popular in in Kennebunkport, happy hours and really there's a number of Charleston bars. president told fellow not that many specials that we Steve Torricelli, a manager rs Sunday at church have," Baranowski said. at Marty's, 1666 Fourth St.. ti-drug message to Supporters of the measur said the law won't end 4 s will be a call to cited Illinois Department of o'clock clubs, but will defi urselves in the lives of rransportation statistics that nitely end any price reductions Bush is seeking to show more alcohol-related during the clubs. campaign pledge that he accidents occur at the times of "We won't be able to do our his inaugural address happy hours than during other $2.50 pitchers," Torricelli said. said of the burgeoning times, according to an Curtsy Rosie Duvan, a bartender at em, "Take my word for Trish Bailey, 9, practices a soccer kick Monday afternoon in the field by the My Place Lounge, 727 ourge will end." The Campus Pond. Bailey is a member of Charleston's soccer league. Continued on page 2 lion also has not ruled ding U.S . troops to ·a, a chief source of Fraternity to eliminate pledge system , to bolster the battle g traffickers. By TONY CAMPBELL public relations for Tau Kappa undergraduate delegates from the the past 10 years in the greek sys Activities editor House Chief of Staff Epsilon, said the fraternity will 280 chapters at the Tau Kappa tem. "Any number of deaths is a instigate a membership develop Epsilon's 45th Na tional problem," he said, "and by ending In an effort to end hazing, Tau ment program. The program is a Convention in Indianapolis. pledging, you take away the Kappa Epsilon fraternity has· three-stage system in which Adcock said "there's no doubt opportunity forthe problem." designed a plan which will elimi members will reach different lev that this is the most controversial "It (the negative attitude nate its pledging system by 1991. els of achievement. New recruits issue we've had to grapple with. toward the greek system) has Donald Lynn, vice president of will be immediately initiated and .It passed, but it wasn't unani caused our national chapter to Eastern 's chapter of Tau Kappa assume the rights and privileges mous. eliminate pledging completely as erican nation requests Epsilon, said the details on the of full membership. All members, "It's difficult to imagine having a ritual which could be consid nunu said. program have not been finalized, new and old, will be required to to change the structure for an ered hazing," he said. day, $65 million worth but the chapter will experiment participate in the program each alternative structure," he said. "It (hazing) has lasted to o military equipment and with alternatives to the pledging year. Lynn said the announcement of long," Adcock said, "we want our · , accompanied by up to system. "We are going to experiment the change was "quite a shock" to new members to be able to erican military trainers, · The chapter should have rough and �ee what works best for us," the members. "There seems to be decline participation. hazing 'ving in Colombia. guidelines to follow and have he said. a pretty mixed view, but it doesn't should not be a motive to prove Democrats are express "the bugs ironed out" by The decision to reorganize the hurt to experiment," he said. their worthiness," he said 'cism about Bush's com- September of 1991, Lynn said. pledging system in all Tau Kappa Adcock said there have been Adcock said insurance was not to the war on drugs. Donald Adcock, director of Epsilon chapters was made by 50 deaths attributed to hazing in Continued on page 2 rry's' telethon offers hope for Charleston boy $8,700 in donations and pledges from this undergoes physical therapy to fight the dis cle cells into the damaged tissue. weekend's effort as well as from a dance· ease, which strikes one in every 3,500 Human experimentation with the drug and softball tournament held earlier in the males. Pridnisone is a medication normally therapy has not begun, but Bailey's parents -year-old Charleston boy may be a year, said the telethon's local organizer, used to treat various forms of heart disease. said they hope their son will be able to use oser to receiving more effective Virginia Richelderfer. While Pridnisone is very helpful in com the therapy in the near future. t for the disease he suffers from, Scott Bailey of Charleston is affected by batting the disease's symptoms, researchers Donations raised through the telethon one's dystrophy, after this week the disease, which usually confines its vic are hopeful a newly developed drug will will cover the costs of Bailey's therapy, Jerry's Kid's" telethon. tims to wheelchairs by. the early teenage combat the disease, itself. medical expenses, transportation costs and lions collected at the Loyal Order years. Bailey is still able to walk with Research at Children's Hospital and some temporary housing expenses, se Lodge and from door-to-door braces and can ride a bike, although his Howard Hughes Medical Center in Boston, Richelderfer said. 'ons in Charleston will remain in the parents said they know the disease may conducted by Dr. Louis Kunkel and Dr. All pledges received are sent to the New and Southern Illinois area to fight eventually progress. The disease weakens Eric Hoffman of Harvard Medical School, York office of the telethon and redistribut es such as ::>uchenne 's, the most the respiratory and cardiovascular systems verified the potential benefits of the new ed throughout the nation, but the "fish n and most deadly form of muscu until the victim dies, usually in his or her therapy, called Myoblast therapy, which bowl" donations remain in Illinois to be trophy. early twenties. helps damaged muscle tissue regenerate used for patients such as Bailey. local telethon effort drew about Bailey receives the drug Pridnisone and itself through the injection of healthy mus- 2 Tuesday, September 5, 1989 Man kills two at airport MEDELLIN. Colombia (AP) the world's largest drug cartel bombing but acknowledged the - A man in military fatigues and has been subjected to plane was badly damaged by opened fire with an. automatic bombings and other violence by fire. rifle Monday at passengers narcotics traffickers since the In Medellin. the attacker, who crowding into the airport in this government anti-narcotics has not been identified, pulled cocaine traffickin� center, killing campaign began on Aug. 18. up to the terminal entrance in a one man before security forces Also Monday, the beginning Renault car. left the motor shot him to death. of $65 million worth of running, stepped out then started Fourteen people, some only shipments of emergency U.S. firing, police said. 15 feet away, were wounded military aid continued to arrive Col. Luis Camejo, comm before the assailant was killed, a in Colombia to help the ander of national police for .. police official said. crackdown. Ant10quia province, said the Doris Vargas, a police Civil aviation officials in the gunman "began to fire spokeswoman in Medellin, said northwestern city of Monteria indiscriminately with a G-3 the victims were lined up outside said a C- 123 transport plane of rifle," an automatic weapon the airport for a security check the State Department 's manufactured by Israel.