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A recent focus of controversy has been the hazing death of a pledge at Southeast Missouri State University.
The university chapter was investigated in 1991 by the national office when rumors emerged that the chapter was hazing pledges--a practice forbidden by the national organization. The same chapter was suspended in 1988 when a pledge was knocked unconscious with a cane.
On Bosnia, the President said, "Our nation will not stand idly by in the face of a conflict that offends our consciences." Sound familiar? During the 1992 campaign, Clinton said, "History has shown that you can't allow the mass extermination of people and just sit idly by and watch...
That brings us to Clinton's drug strategy, which he introduced last Wednesday in the same slick way he handled Bosnia. The President portrayed his moves as a grand departure from the drug wars of previous Administrations. Gone, though, is Clinton's promise to provide addicts with "treatment on demand...
The biggest question is what kind of final settlement the new Western policy is aiming at. Clinton's aides say it is the U.S. pledge to participate vigorously in negotiations, as much as the ultimatum, that distinguishes this initiative from earlier ones. National Security Adviser Anthony Lake insists "this is...