1993_04 The Daily Collegian April 1993

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The Daily Collegian
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Washington Greeks to face stricter rules
College Press Service
SEATTLE, Wa.—Fraternities
and sororities living off campus
will face tougher restrictions next
fall, particularly in alcohol con¬
sumption , as a result of a new
University of Washington policy.
A task force, appointed by Presi¬
dent William P. Gerberding, was
formed last fall after a young
women lost vision in one eye after
being struck by a bottle during a
drunken fraternity brawl.
"That tragedy was the catalyst
'for us to take a good, hard look at
our relationship with fraternities
and sororities," said Ernest R.
Morris, vice president of student
affairs, who headed the task force.
The 19-member task force
spelled out tougher regulations on
Greek behavior, with an emphasis
on control of alcohol consump¬
tion. Under the new policy, Greek
organizations must sign a "recog¬
nition agreement" that sets forth
the school's expectations of the
members and the sanctions that-
will be imposed if fraternities and
sororities fail to fulfill them.
"The discipline will run the
gamut" Morris said. "They will
range from putting a group on pro¬
bation , imposing conditions that
they must meet, to withdrawal of
institutional recognition, which is
a critical feature if they wish to
continue to exist:"
Fraternities and sororities will
have to submit in writing/all plans
for parties at least a week in ad¬
vance and will have to obtain a
banquet permit from the Washing¬
ton-State Liquor Board.
"We definitely want something
in writing, so there can be no mis¬
understanding," Morris said.
Morris noted that prior to the
new regulations, control over
Greek organizations was difficult
because most lived in private, off-
campus houses. Traditionally, the
houses were self-governing.
"It should be noted that we infor¬
mally worked with the stud en t lead¬
ership and al um n > u> try to address
concerns, butitdid not produce the
"tttyproB results," Morris said.
Morris said that alumni have re¬
cently made an effort to become
more involved in fraternities and
sororities since the crackdown.
Other U.S. colleges are contact¬
ing UW for details for the new
policy, Morris said.
. Problems with excessive drink¬
ing and misbehavior in Greek
houses continue to plague many
campuses.
At Florida State University in
Tallahassee, the Kappa Alpha fra¬
ternity chapter was suspended from
the campus until June 1994 over
the near-death of a pledge from an
overdose of alcohol.
Death wish
has officials
perplexed
Manslaughter
From page 6
is a classic plea bargain, as Hoff s
original murder charge was
dropped toinvoluntary manslaugh¬
ter.
A plea bargain is an agreement
between the prosecution and de¬
fense in which the defendant agrees
to plead guilty in exchange for
concessions or considerations.
If Fontanillo had been charged
with murder, he could have re¬
ceived life in prison.
Gallagher, who is the presiding
judge of the Municipal Court, said
the majority of cases in Municipal
Court are plea bargained.
He said there is such a huge
backlog of cases that sometimes
there is no other alternative but to
seek a plea bargain.
Iiul992-'93, there were 6,000
felony cases and more than 8,000
misdemeanor cases heard in Mu¬
nicipal Court, he said.
"There are 12 judges to handle
all of these cases. That's why there.
has to be plea bargaining,"
Gallagher said.
Hoff said he did not file
Fontanillo's case down to involun¬
tary manslaughter until further
evidence came out showing the
father had not killed the baby with
malice or intent.
He said the original police re¬
ports showed the child had suf¬
fered head injuries, but did not
detail the nature or extent of those
injuries. .
• "As follow-ups to the reports
developed and statements by the
defendant [came out], the case was
not one for murder, but for in¬
voluntary manslaughter," he said,
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adding that Fontanillo could have
received heavier charges if there
was evidence of external head
injuries.^
Assistant Public Defender
Charles Dreiling said plea bargain¬
ing often occurs after the District
Attorney' s Office has fi led charges
and discovers evidence that
makes-it necessary to lower the
charges.
"Quite often, there iSv<a correc¬
tion of information that wasn't
completely available at the time
the information was filed," he said.
Hoff said another reason why
the plea oargai n was necessary was
because if the Fontanillo case had
been brought to trial, then the
charges would havebeen sustained.
Ellison agreed it is of no use to
go to trial if the defendant would
receive the same sentence as in a
plea bargain.
• "If you get what you' re going to
get anyway, there's no point in
pursuing the case any further," he
said.
'The criteria is what we can
prove. We are not here to waste the
court's or the taxpayer's money,"
he said.       *
College Press Service
MEMPHIS, TENN. — Mem¬
phis State University officials were
perplexed by the presence and
meaning of a metal casket found
recently on a mall near the Univer¬
sity Center.
The gray-andilack coffin, with
the message "Lil" Ant" painted on
the lid in 18-inch letters, was dis¬
covered by a university employee,
the Daily Helmsman reported. •   „
University Center Director Jay
Andersen said he had no knowl¬
edge of the origin of the casket, nor
did anyone immediately claim
ownership
The coffin was stored under lost
and found, said Roger Fowler, di¬
rector of Public Safety.
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