The first paragraph from my essay on UVa that appeared on Minding The Campus this morning:
Loaded questions — “Have you stopped beating your wife?” — are usually objectionable, but in the case of new rules the University of Virginia just adopted in response to a fraudulent article in Rolling Stone describing a gang rape that did not happen on a night the accused fraternity did not have a party, it is entirely fitting and proper to ask whether the University has stopped victimizing its students in fraternities and sororities. Sadly, the answer is No.
UPDATE 14 January
The Washington Examiner reports this morning that so far two UVa fraternities, Alpha Tau Omega and Kappa Alpha, have refused to sign the new Fraternity Operating Agreement. Both noted that UVa, “for reasons that were found to be untrue, unfairly punished all members of fraternities and sororities.” In addition, the Examiner reported:
“Because we do not accept the validity of a suspension imposed in contravention of the existing FOA, university policy, Virginia law and the constitutional rights of our members, we are not compelled to sign a revised FOA to continue operations on campus,” the fraternities wrote in press releases that were put out separately but shared the same language.
