Word: districters
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Such diversity works for the 8th. The district is one of the state's most diverse. Its fabric includes poorer sections of Boston and Cantabrigian mansions. Capuano's primary win reflects his success in transforming his city into a haven for young professionals...
Capuano spent the morning on the stump, visiting every ward in the district...
...manner in which this investigation has been handled by the Suffolk District Attorney's office particularly deserves criticism. By not including individual fraternity members in the charges filed, the district attorney effectively provided a loophole to the fraternity's officers, who disbanded the chapter...
Instead of trumpeting the unprecedented, but fundamentally flawed, charges brought against the fraternity, the District Attorney's office should have focused on the people who are most directly responsible for Krueger's death--the former officers of the now-defunct Phi Gamma Delta chapter. These officers should be held accountable for creating an environment in which Krueger was not only hazed but was subsequently carried by fraternity members to the fraternity's basement and left alone in a medically precarious condition while the fraternity partied...
Sadly, through its mishandling of this case, the District Attorney might have succeeded in sending the message to fraternity members everywhere that they need not assume responsibility for the collective. This is a message which undermines the increased emphasis on responsible drinking which resulted from Krueger's tragic death...