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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 21, 1981)
Tribunal fines fraternity for rush rule violation By DANE CLAUSSEN Of ttw Emerald The Inter-Fraternity Council (IFC) Tribunal last night found Sigma Phi Epsilon guilty of violating a Rush rule prohibiting recruiting practices They were cited for recruiting during the Sept 26 football game between the University and the University of Washington Fraternity president Todd Ruberg pled not guilty to the charge, saying Rush par ticipants were not present at the house's pre-game tailgater He said an invitation to Rush participant Pat Maginnis, the main piece of evidence tor the prosecution, had been "poorly worded ” The Tribunal's contentions that Sigma Phi violated the rule by a note to Maginnis “were pulled out of the sky,' Ruberq said Maginnis never received the invitation. Ruberg added The invitation, called "a form of Rush" by prosecutor Scott Wong, read, "Pat: Hope to see you at the tailgater and barbque (sic) this Saturday and Sunday The Sig Eps ” The five-m'an tribunal fined Sigma Phi $100 and required the house to submit to the !FC itemized schedules of its Spring and Fall 1981. Tribunal chaiman Kurt Engel mann admitted "it wasn’t a hor rible violation,citing the "pivotal" need for rules to be enforced as fraternities initiate programs during New Student Week Ruberg charged misconduct on the part of the IFC for open ing a personal invitation and for not providing proper notice of the tribunal IFC President Mark Hallquist said after the trial the penalty was stiffer than the "30 hours of community work" sanction on Chi Psi house this summer This is because Rush activi KWAX fundraiser nets over $20,000 From Portland to Roseburg, Coos Bay to Bend, support poured in last week for the University's public radio station KWAX — 91 1 FM — exceeded its $20,000 tall fundraiser goal, picking up 500 new contributors in the process, according to station manager Janet Kenney Kenney says she is delighted by the record amount of pledges, which exceed the previous record for a single fundraiser by $4,000 Of the 840 people who pledged an average of $24, 31 percent were either University students, faculty or staff, she says, illustrating the continuing popularity of the station among the University community The private contributions will supplement state funds, allow ing KWAX to continue through this academic year — or at least until a spring fundraiser, Ken ney says Last spring, the Legislature cut all state support for KWAX from the University's budget But after protests from listeners around the state, legislators later restored 75 percent of the Men's Thinsulate Parkas Tough 60/40 shell Cargo and handwarmer pockets reg $90 00 NOW 29.95 Matching hood reg $15.00 NOW 95.00 (sorry, small and med sizes only) McKenzie Annex (Formerly Seconds West) on the corner ot 7th and Filmore 1 Blk East of Chambers budget for 1981-82 However, support for the second year of the biennium is uncertain, Kenney says Pres Paul Olum's presentation at a faculty meeting Oct 28 may give KWAX some sense of direction, she says “I would hope that there's a political possibility of some state support," she says, adding that listener support offers the ra tionale for continued funding Kenney says she thinks it's clear both the University and its radio station will have to rely on more private support in the fu ture A!! Books From Our Architecture Section Reduced Z\J lo Uli i^iuii pi!G0 October 19-24 Not applicable to text section Limited to quantities on hand Cash register sales only uo BOOKSTORE 13th & Kincaid Mon-Fri 8:15-5:30 Sat 10:00-5:30 Textbooks M6-3S20 • General Books MC-3S10 • Supplies HA-4331 ties are new to New Student Week and the IFC needs to convince the Council of Academic Deans, which must approve all new programs, that fraternities will act responsibly. The University wants to keep the week academically inclined, Hallquist says It will be difficult to prove Sig ma Phi violated the rule, Ruberg says The fraternity plans to ap peal the decision to the IFC's appeals board through its vice president Ruberg says the decision makes him feel "bummed out'.' Directors appointed Nine faculty members of the University's College of Arts and Sciences have been named as new department heads The new appointees include Peter von Hipppel, Chemistry department; Stephen Kohl, East Asian Languages and Litera ture; Mary Fulton, director of the general science program; Wil liam Loy, department of geo graphy; Thomas Givon, Lin guistics; Robyn Dawes, Psy chology; Joseph Hynes, direc tor of the Russian department; Miriam Johnson, Women’s Studies Program; and Perry J. Powers, director of the Com parative Literature Program f Hours 11:00-6:00 “The Best Fries In Town” FREE on Wednesday with purchase of f 1.75 Hot Dog Order or $2.00 Hamburger order. ia’all Come On Now! Say you heard it in the Emerald Jeb’s 1350 Alder V fta° S'% i.Wi MiO' ^rS & «*%£%&&* &&%&« $$k ~<s ®*° ^1 4o<> -r*t&
