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The ideas and opinions of advertisements appearing in this Enterprise News Editor Corinne Clemetsen, Andrea Ramsay Meghan Lobdell publication are not necessarily those of The Review staff or the university.- May8, 2007 3 Phi Sigma Sigma kicked off NEWSWEEK SURVEY QUESTIONS HUMAN EVOLUTION campus,· sisters react to verdict When former Arkansas gover­ years, from lesser to more advanced nor Mike Huckabee, Rep. Tom forms of life, while God guided the BY GEORGE MAST girls who depledged after hearing enough evidence to keep the party Tancredo, R-Col., and Sen. Sam process; that God played no hand in Senior News Reporter of the possible suspension. The on "enforced suspension" until the Brownback, R-Kan., each raised his the process; and that God created The recent four-year suspen­ girls also sent numerous e-mails verdict for all charges has been hand in response to a question from humans in their present form. sion of the Phi Sigma Sigma soror­ that vouched for the character of released, Mason said. moderator Chris Matthews during The first option is a sort of ity dumped approximately 40 new the group. "I had written to the new Thursday night's Republican presi­ hybrid creation-evolution endorsed pledges back into the recruitment "I think they wanted to prove a recruits to tell them the chapter dential debate in California, signaling by Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., dur­ pool and will dramatically change point," she said. "They wanted to [immediately after the hearing] was they did not believe in evolution, it ing the debate. The second option is the college experience for the 120 point fmgers and have their little still on suspension," he said. "I raised more than a few eyebrows evolution as explained by science current sisters. witch hunt." used the word 'guilty' in the sense among journalists. and the third summarizes the idea of For many in the sorority, the According to the university's that the hearing officer felt there But a look at public polling on creationism. recent allegations of hazing and Office of Judicial Affairs Web site, was enough compelling informa­ the issue reveals the three men are Nearly half the sample, 48 per­ alcohol violations, -along .with the character witnesses are allowed at tion in the hearing that warranted not far from the mainstream in that cent, said the creationism option was lengthy trial procepure that fol­ trials. the chapter still being on enforced belief. closest to their beliefs and 30 percent lowed, have left a bitter taste in Kathryn Goldman, director of suspension until the final decision A recent Newsweek survey pre­ chose the hybrid option. Just 13 per­ their mouths. Judicial Affairs, stated in an e-mail was made on all charges." sented people with three explanations cent of the sample chose evolution While university officials message the sis-ters' request to use · Mason said the national head­ for the origins of human life: that alone as the best approximation of maintain that normal judicial pro­ pledge members as character wit­ quarters and the sorority's current humans developed over millions of . their view of human development. cedures were followed throughout nesses came too late and the uni­ leadership did not like the term RESTRICTING CALORIES EXTENDS ANIMAL LIFESPAN the process, some members of the · versity followed all of the judicial "guilty," so he sent a second e-mail sorority said they were not given a procedures. to better explain what he had · Scientists have found what they A team ofresearchers at the Salk fair chance to plead their case. "Phi Sigma Sigma never raised meant. suspect is a major clue to explain Institute in San Diego has identified a Senior Stephanie Baddish, the the issue of pledges providing The sorority appealed the uni­ how severely restricting the calories gene in roundworms that appears membership recruitment chair for information in the hearing, either versity's decision after it was found an animal consumes can lengthen its crucial for producing the life-extend­ the sorority, said the university during the hearing or as character guilty on the charges, but the deci­ lifespan. ing effects of caloric restriction. should have considered more than 'witnesses, until after the hearing sion were not overturned. Previous studies have shown Although other genes have been · the accusations of the pledge who was over," Goldman said. Baddish said the sorority's that worms, yeast, mice and other found to play a r9le, the new gene, brought up the hazing charges. Scott Mason, associate direc­ national organization has supported organisms live longer if their diets known as PHA-4, appears to be the Instead, she said, Judicial Affairs tor of Student Centers, stated in an the chapter through the judicial are sharply limited to reduce their first that is necessary to achieve the should have also heard what other e-mail message he could assure that process and has not yet made a caloric intake. Some humans also eat effects. pledge members had to say. the trial process was fair. decision as to whether it will con­ restricted diets in the hopes of living People have similar genes, but "We feel as though we have "The Student Centers received tinue to support the chapter through longer, but it is difficult to sustain. more research will be needed to been treated unfairly during this first-hand information about the suspension. Scientists have been trying to deter­ determine how the gene works and heartbreaking ordeal," Baddish - alleged violations of both hazing Representatives from the Phi mine how this phenomenon works in whether it can be manipulated to help said. "It is very unfortunate that an and alcohol policies occurring Sigma Sigma national organization the hope of developing drugs that people live longer, Dillin said. accusation made by one individual within the chapter," Mason said. have declined from commenting to might mimic the beneficial effects. could bring down a chapter that has "Hazing is a very serious matter The Review throughout the HOUSE MINORITY LEADER CRITICIZES IRAQ PLAN been on this campus for over 20 and not only is a violation of the process. A key Republican House of Boehner and other lawmakers sug­ years." · Code of Conduct but also a viola­ According to the university's Representatives leader said Sunday gested a line of possible compromise Sophomore Julie Gralla, presi­ tion of Delaware state law." Web site, Greek organizations sus­ that if President George W. Bush's between Democrats and Republicans dent of the incoming pledge class, Baddish said before the ver­ pended by the university but recog­ current strategy in Iraq is not work­ that would embrace a weak set of said the university did not talk with dict was announced, Mason sent nized \>y their national organization ing by the fall, members of Congress benchmarks for the government in any of the other members of the out an e-mail to new recruits telling have no campus privileges, are not will demand to know the White Baghdad while pushing off the far­ pledge class to hear what their them the sorority had been found allowed to recruit on campus and House's next plan. reaching debate until the fall. experiences were like. guilty and that they would not be are no longer under the supervision House minority leader John Many supporters of the military "If we were given a fair able to continue pledging with Phi of the university.