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VOL.XC NO. 4 PUBLISHED BY THE STUDENTS OF TRINITY COLLEGE SINCE 1904 OCTOBER 1,1991 Discussions Heating Up... Future Of Greeks Questioned Again to the trustees that the fraternities and • BY JANE REYNOLDS News Editor sororities should be banned. The trustees voted that dis- An aura of uncertainty sur- crimination on the basis of gender is rounds the future of fraternities and hot permissible, but that the fraterni- sororities as a part of Trinity life. This ties and sororities which already ex- spring, the trustees and President isted were exempted from this rule, Gere ty will be making decisions which provided they follow certain rules. will decide the status of social organi- The trustees also suggested zations on the Trinity campus. that the faculty work together on a A seven member committee, committee with fraternities and so- created by the trustees last spring, has rorities to "find ways to make frater- already been investigating the role of nities better members of the Trinity Greek organizations on Trinity's so- community." The faculty, however, cial life. The formation of the commit- did not see this as a viable option. Ms. tee has sparked campus wide debate Greenberg noted that the faculty over the status of the Greeks. would "not be co-opted into actually Assistant Professor of His- providing support for fraternities tory Cheryl Greenberg heads the fac- through this committee." ulty Advisory Committee on Frater- "The faculty refuses to par- nities and Sororities. It is a standing ticipate in any way with fraternities committee of elected faculty members because they embody institutional- which was formed in 1983. Ms. ized discrimination," said Ms. Greenberg noted that in 1982, "the Greenberg. faculty voted overwhelmingly to abol- The faculty committee was ish fraterrdties after ah incident of gang thus formed with their task defined rape/' among other reasons. The fac- "to try to keep the issue of abolition NO, THIS IS NOT AN ALBUM COVER: But it certainly could be. ulty/based on this vote, recommended please turn to page 4 of the Music Dorm take a break from practice. See the story on page 6. A Look At The Children Of Broad Street Wiggins suite and it houses five people A new, more serious relation- • BY RICK ZEDNIK year-round. ship followed, but that man, Roberto, Editor-in-Chief Pedro and his brothers Ramon, eventually wore out his welcome. A. 15, and Hector, 13, are three of almost 30 nightmare of an event occurred towards raPl Attention seniors! Are you Last February, Pedro was asked children in the Neighborhood Posse, a the end of that relationship. Juanita had by his Neighborhood Posse partner if he one-on-one tutor-big brother/sister pro- a sexual encounter with her sister's hus- worried about looking for a job was having a Valentine's Day party in gram that Neela Thakur '92 started at band. The sister found out and attempted after graduation? The Close- school. "Yes," Pedro answered, "and the Trinity last fall. Their life story is sad, but to stab Juanita with a kitchen knife as the Up article on the Career Coun- teacher said we could bring in our toys. not unlike those of other Broad Street boys looked on. The attempt was seling Center just might be the But," he continued matter-of-factly, "I kids. Pedro was born to his Puerto Rican thwarted, but a gauge in the kitchen wall answer See News, Page 5 don't got no toys." parents, Juanita, 22, and Pedro, Sr., in serves as a grim reminder to this day. Pedro is eleven years old. He New Jersey. Soon, the family moved to A indigent man named Julio W World & Nation writer Eli lives with his family at 1668 Broad Street, Massachuse t ts. Pedro fai n tly remembers joined the family after Roberto went Lake offers a practical guide on across from Ferris Athletic Center. Their his parents' wedding, which occurred away. He was with the family until he how tobe a radical student here apartment is not much bigger than when Pedro was, as he says with his twice abused Juanita this past summer. atTrinity. Also, a student study- Sf hand at about waist level, Since then, Enrico, a security guard at "only this big," or prob- ^Etna, has moved in with the family. ing in the U.S.S.R. gives her im- ably about four years old. In 1989, a relative of Pedro, Sr.'s pressions of the situation The marriage did not last was in need of a place to stay so Juanita there SeeW &N,PagelO long, however, as Pedro, tookhim in, despite a dark past. Eduardo Sr. became heavily in- had been arrested five times for child I® In a special interview, the volved with drugs. molestation in the past, His tendencies David Letterman Show's own Since then, were not curbed upon arrival in the Larry Bud Melman responds to household. Each of the boys was victim- '- Juanita has had four suc- the Top lOquestions Trinity stu- cessive boyfriends live ized before Eduardo left. withherand theboys. She Today, when Pedro is asked dents have about the TV funny has had no more wed- why he thinks drugs are bad, he ex- man SeeFeatures,Pagell dings and the boys keep plains, "They make you crazy and beat their surname, but Pedro your wife." As is typical of youngsters, Hjji"Artists Against AIDS For •s has called five different his knowledge of the world is centered Jiousing," a fundraiser for vic- men "Step-Father" in his around personal experience. tims of the disease, was held eleven years. When asked what Julio and his Saturday, September 28 in the After Pedro, Sr. mother did while he was at school, Pedro Washington Room. There's a was driven out by Juanita, replied, "watch TV and play games." The game they played was a very basic new look for the Austin Arts his brother moved in with Center See Arts, Page 13 the family. This man's in- dice-controlled board game. They played volvement with a gang at the small table in the kitchen, where became a strenuous bur- cockroaches occasionally scamper by ffil The Football team looks for- den on the family. After without provoking a reaction. One day, ward to their showdown with he tattooed the three boys Pedro's partner witnessed the conclu- Willams this weekend after with the symbol of his sion of a game and heard the score an- upping their record to 2-0 with gang, Juanita could take nounced: Julio had won 34 times, Pedro a 35-14 win over the Bowdoin no more. She left with the 31, and Juanita 28. They had played the iVio (r.) i>la>-. will. hi« friend in an alley three boys. please turn to page 6 P-Bears See Sports, Page 20 across ihe siren fru.:i ilic Trinity uunpus. Page 2-THE TRINITY TRIPOD'October 1,1991 OPINION Special Interest Dorms May Be Private (College) Property: "Ideal College Housing Blueprint" Trespassers Will Be Prosecuted To the Editor: ary to the convenience that comes from Grouping students together by com- having five people on my hall who have nee again, Trinity is closing its iron gates to the surrounding mon interest seems to have become a hous- either taken my physics class, or are taking ing policy of Trinity College, and I think it is my physics class. It doesn't hurt that the TA public. The bicycle registration program planned by Campus a good one. With the science dorm, the is two doors down. The dorm is full of Safety is a shame to the College. It will soon be that, if you are music dorm, the quiet dorm (a common people who can help with problem sets and a Hartford youth, and you need to ride your bicycle from Zion Street to interest in sleep), and the freshman dorm (a because of that, questions get answered all Broad Street, you had better go around our hallowed campus. For you commoninterestinbecomingsophomores) the time and right away. "cannot ride unless you are registered." We may be "in" the city, but do alargenumberofTrinity students are living There is also the advantage of being not mistake us for being "of the city. nearby to a critical number of other students hookedintothePhoneNet. Mathrnatica,the Yes, some travel at high speeds and some are verbally aggressive, with whom there is an easily created com- VAX and all the network file servers are but how much true cause for worry are bicyclists? What a way to spend mon bond. I could speak about the benefits available from the Macintosh in my room. our time and energy. Let's compare tihe privileged lifestyles most of us of this arrangement in the abstract, but in-. That's a great time saver in that it allows me stead I will describe my'experience in Jack- to get work done whenever I have a few at Trinity live with those of many of the two-wheeled terrorists. Many son, the science dorm. minutes free. of these kids are just like Pedro, who is the subject of a story on page 1. First of all, there is convenience. Jack- I've heard only endorsements for the While we worry about dirty laundry, he worries about clothing. son, forming one side of the quad that in- freshman dorm, and The Tripod pointed out We worry about affording to go to college, he worries about buying cludes McCook, LSC and MCEC, is right in that the bands on campus are faring better school supplies.