Volume 36, Number 37 Hazing uncommon practice on UWM campus By John Possing been any reported cases of hazing on "We are a very litigious society people are dying of alcohol poisoning pline any organization involved in it. campus in the lasttwo years," Moylan and some fraternities have taken dev­ due to forced or peer pressure drink­ "Anything thatispotentially harm­ Although hazing is not a serious said. astating financial losses. This tends to ing. ful to the well-being of a student we problem at the University ofWiscon­ Moylan said the reason there have deterpeople," Moylan said. "If frater­ Hazing could take on two forms Of take seriously," Moylan stated. sin-Milwaukee, it will never be toler­ beenfewerreportedcasesnationwide nities don't respect human life, at abuse, physical and/or psychologi­ Moylan said that she strongly en­ ated in any form if it does appear, is because the National Interfratemity leastthey can respect the fact thatthey cal, according to Moylan. Psycho­ courages students to report any re­ according to Director of Student Life Council and all national fraternities could lose their houses when the par­ logical abuse, she said, is part of the ports of hazing to her. Kathleen Moylan. have policies against hazing. ents sue or could lose their national hazing tradition that forces partici­ "It's harmful and I don't see any Moylan said hazing is tradition­ "These fraternities have taken affiliates." pants to do something they wouldn't excuse for it," she said. "Unfortu­ ally aform of organizational initiation strong stances on a lot of issues, in­ According to Moylan, hazing can normally do. nately, the people who have been that forces a student to do something cluding alcohol and date rape," she take many forms. She said that hazing Moylan stated that the Office of hazed have probably been told it's demeaning. She said that hazing is said. "More andmore of these organi­ is losing its ridiculous form and is Student Life would take any report of against policy but still put up with it calculated to produce ridicule and zations are saying to the affiliates that beginning to take on hazing seriously because of the po­ because they want to be in the organi­ reduces a person to a state of subjec­ they won't tolerate this behavior. It the form of drinking. This, she tential for liability and harm to stu­ zation." tion by physical or psychological gives them abadname and they won't said, is a dangerous trend because dents. She said that she would disci­ means, which impairs or destroys an think twice about dropping them as individual's freedom of thought. affiliates." "Hazing could be planned or spon­ Moylan said that universities are taneous, on campus or off. It is any also taking increasingly stronger Criticism situation that threatens or endangers stances against those types of behav­ the health of an individual just so they iors by shutting down fraternities. can be admitted into an organiza­ Moylan has sent out a memo to tion." Moylan stated. student organizations to inform them Moylan said that UWM doesn't of UWM'spolicy onhazing. Shesaid have a serious problem with hazing that the memo reinforces what the because hazing is traditionally attrib­ general trend is: to stand strongly uted to schools that have a great num­ against it. ber of fraternities houses and older, Moylan said that another reason established fraternities. Those type of there are fewer cases of hazing is schools aremore likely to run into that because parents are beginning to sue type of problem, she said. when their sons and daughters have 'To my knowledge, there hasn't been hurt or killed. Full of heart or not? —Richard Theado, executive di­ By Kimberly Wilmot rector of the Planning Council for Milwaukee 9 to 5 recently an­ Health and Human Services, Inc., for nounced the winners of its 10th an­ demonstrating his commitment to a nual Full of Heart and Heartless culturally diverse organization by in­ Awards. The commemorations, in cluding increased numbers of people honor of Valentine's Day, call atten- of color attheboardandstaff level and tiontopositiveandnegativeemployer by providing staff support and train­ •Post photo by Jim SfosJareft practices. ing in diversity. He was also recog­ The awards reflect only a particu­ nized for instituting family-support­ Architecture students gather in the Engelmann Hall lounge to have their lar policy—not the general operation ing policies. projects critiqued by instructors and graduate students. of any organization. —Attorney Phillip Berman, for The winners of the 1992 Full of providing his staff with flexibility, Heart Awards were commended for emotional support, time off to deal addressing two areas vital to women: withfamily needs andfor recognizing Two leaders with common goal that "We're not robots around here." support for working parents and for to stay away from demonstrations. Muslims had been assigned to assas­ —Randy Nohl, associate director cultural diversity. Winners included: By Paul Krueger When Malcolm commented pub­ sinate him, Malcolm announced the for Marriage Ministry, AdultandFam- —Lutheran Home for the Aging, This is the final part of a two-part licly on the assassination of John F. formation of the Muslim Mosque, ily Ministry, Archdiocese of Milwau­ for opening the "In HisCare" daycare series which honors Malcolm X and Kennedy after instructions from Inc., on March 8,1964. Shortly after kee, for understanding that the needs center on-site and offering a 40 per­ Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. for the Muhammad not to speak, a rift was forming his group, Malcolm traveled of family don't stop when people go cent reduction in rates for employees. contributions they made to the civil formed between the two. Malcolm to Mecca and publicly acknowledged The center also has an Please see Heart page 2 rights movement. was suspendedfor 90 days after com­ that not all white people were devils. intergenerational component. menting that "thechickenshavecome At this time, Dr. Martin Luther Malcolm X first came to promi­ home to roost." The press picked up King Jr. was planning his march on nence after "The Hate that Hate Pro­ on this and interpreted the comment Selma, Ala. Youthful members of the POST INSIDE duced," a documentary that ran for a as expressing Malcolm's jubilation Student Nonviolent Coordinating half-hour for five consecutive nights over Kennedy's death. In reality, Committee told King that nonviolent during the hour-long nightly news­ Malcolm was saying that the assassi­ tactics were no longer effective, but cast featuring Mike Wallace. Soon nation was the result of a long line of he went through with the march NEWS afterward, every major magazine and violence in this country. "America anyway. The white policemen used A former U.S. Attorney General has news medium was carrying stories just reaped what it has been sowing," tear gas against black and white cler­ a warning for Milwaukee. [Page 2] abouttheBlackMuslimsandMalcolm he said. gymen of all faiths as well as nuns, in particular—his charges that whites The comment was made on Dec. and King was placed in jail as a result were evil while blacks were good, 1,1963 and his suspension was im­ of the march. Within a few days, ENTERTAINMENT and that by 1970 there would be a posed on Dec. 2. If Muhammad had SNCC members invited Malcolm to Tesla's Tommy Skeoch talks about reawakening andgoodwouldtriumph meant the suspension to be a mere address a rally protesting King's im­ the basics. [Page 4] over evil. public reprimand, then Malcolm, his prisonment and the two leaders were Malcolm knew that the orthodox star speaker, wouldhave been talking coming slowly together more than Islamic religion welcomed worship­ again by March 3,1964. Realizing he even they knew. S PORTS ers of all races, but blindly followed wouldprobablyneverbeallowedback The march marked the end of the Rivalry makes UWM Swimming the leader of the Black Muslims, the into Muhammad's group again (he nonviolent civilrights era. Blacks had Team victory oh so sweet. [Page 8] HonorableElijahMuhammad. Ithurt was becoming too big and knew he grown tired of being beaten and jailed Malcolmthatmihtantblacks believed had financial dealings that could be for exercising their constitutional his group was all talk and no action, embarrassing to Muhammad) and buthefoUowed Muhammad's orders after receiving word that some Black Please see Malcolm page 3 Page 2 The LTWM Post Thursday, February 20, 1992 Former Attorney General warns community By Jaci Gardell western public interest law firm. The said Meese. "Someone is going to get Meese. "But to charge a corporation Thompson cited his own Wiscon­ foundation consists of lawyers who burned who shouldn't have been with a criminal act denotes it as an sin school choice law, which is now Few people may have noticed seek to "represent the broad public burned." intentional act. Ihardly believeExxon before the U.S. Supreme Court, as an Abraham Lincoln's birthday when interest in the courts before the ad­ Meesethengaveseveralexamples, intended to run an oil tanker aground. example. The law is being defended they looked at their calendars last ministrative tribunals and at the bar of one of whichincluded amanjailed for To make what should be a civil case by the Lincoln Legal Foundation and week, but one man did. public opinion. We are dedicated to disturbing a wetland while trying to into a criminal case simply because it is being contested by the teachers Former Attorney General Edwin principles of individual liberty, free build a wildlife reserve. is good politics or makes a big splash union and the Wisconsin Department P. Meese UJ was at Milwaukee's enterprise and limited constitutional "Public interest law firms are vital with the public, is a large case that is of Public Instruction.