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Dems bash Bush
The University College De
mocrats delivered speeches in
support of presidential candidate
John Kerry and in opposition to
President Bush and handed out
pro-Kerry paraphernalia at their
first "Bush Bash" on Tuesday in
the EMU Amphitheater.
From 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.f stu
dents won prizes by throwing
bean bags through holes cut in
cardboard photographs of Bush
administration officials, thereby
"closing the mouth of the admin
istration," College Democrats
spokesman Chris Halverson said.
Rebecca Shively (pictured above)
takes part in the activities. College
Democrats handed out Kerry
bumper stickers, buttons, stickers
and posters.
Halverson said College
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Democrats members are begin
ning to channel the "pure
negatism" against Bush into sup
port for Kerry.
1 lalverson said the group plans
to hold another such event in the
fall, and will try to get Kerry him
self to attend.
"Judging by how this one
went, I think we almost have to
continue this," Halverson said.
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improved, especially for our younger
members."
Since Beta Theta Pi's brush with
closure, the fraternity has experienced
a "complete 180," Scheinman said,
adding that Occhipinti changed the
focus of the house to "academics and
leadership."
But policy compliance wasn't the
only change Occhipinti set into mo
tion. Occhipinti — who himself has a
4.14 cumulative GPA, earning him an
ASUO Leadership Award — dedicated
himself to improving the fraternity's
academic performance. He established
mandatory "study tables," or super
vised study sessions, for younger mem -
bers, offered greater incentives for
members to get good grades, and en
couraged older members to tutor and
mentor younger members. Occhipinti
himself tutors members in writing and
test-taking skills. By winter term 2004,
the house's average GPA had jumped
from roughly 2.7 to 3.12.
The house also went above and be
yond in exceeding both their commu
nity service and philanthropy require
ments, earning Occhipinti an ASUO
Greek Leadership Award for Excel
lence in Community Service.
"Some people strive to meet the
bar," Scheinman said. "(Occhipinti)
strives to set the bar."
Scheinman said without Occhipin
ti's leadership, Beta Theta Pi would no
longer exist at the University.
"Eight months ago we were what
the University did not want," he said.
"Now we are a model fraternity."
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