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The following Information appears In compliance with the 1987 Stale of Texas Hazing Law:
Texas Hazing Law
Texas A&M University
On August 31,1987, a new law went into effect in the State of Texas regarding HAZING. Below is an
abbreviated summary, in question and answer form, of the contents of that law and the applicability
and implications tor students, faculty and staff at Texas A&M University. THIS IS ONLY A
SUMMARY. Certain points In the law have been omitted In this summary for editorial purposes. For
the full text of the law, please see Appendix XI of the 1989-90 University Regulations.
What Is the definition of Hazing?
■Hazing" means any Intentional, Knowing, or reckless act, occurring on or oft campus of Texas
A&M University, by one person alone or acting with others, directed against a student, that
endangers the mental or physical health or safety of a student for the purpose of pledging, being
Initiated Into, affiliation with, holding office In, or maintaining membership in any organization whose
members are or Include students at Texas A&M University. The term includes but is not limited to:
(a) Any type of physical brutality, such as whipping, beating, striking, branding, electronic
shocking, placing of a harmful substance on the body, or similar activity.
(b) Any type of physical activity, such as sleep deprivation, exposure to the elements,
confinement In a small place, calisthenics, or other activities that subjects the student to an
unreasonable risk of harm or that adversely affects the mental or physical health or safety of the
student.
(c) Any activity involving consumption of a food, liquid, alcoholic beverage, liquor, drug, or other
substance which subjects the student to an unreasonable risk of harm or that adversely affects the
mental or physigal health or safety of the student.
(d) Any activity that intimidates or threatens the student with ostracism, that subjects the student
extreme mental stress, shame, or humiliation, or adversely affects the mental health or dignity of the
student or discourages the student from entering or remaining registered in an educational
institution, or that may reasonably be expected to cause a student leave the organization or the
institution rather than submit to acts described in the subsection.
(e) Any activity that Induces, causes, or requires the student to perform a duty or task which
involves a violation of the penal code.
In addition, Texas A&M University has also defined hazing to include:
(a) Misuse of authority by virtue of your class rank or leadership position.
(b) Any form of physical bondage.
(c) Any form of “Quadding”.
How do I commit a hazing offense?
A person commits an offense if the person:
(a) Engages In hazing.
(b) Solicits, encourages, directs, aids or attempts to aid another in engaging in hazing.
(c) Intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly permits hazing to occur.
(d) Has firsthand knowledge of the planning of a specific hazing incident Involving a student of
Texas A&M University, or firsthand knowledge that a specific hazing Incident has occurred, and
knowingly fails to report said knowledge In writing to the appropriate University official.
Does it matter if I did not intend to hurt anyone?
No. Texas A&M’s policies state that if one of the above occurs, it is HAZING, regardless of the
intent.
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Wednesday, September 8,1993
Thousands storm streets in Mideast
The Associated Press
JERUSALEM — Tens of thousands of peo
ple protesting the Palestinian autonomy plan
laid siege to Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin's
office Tuesday, vowing to clog the surround
ing streets for 24 hours.
The rally was the first of a series spearhead
ed by the opposition Likud bloc to try to force
the government to new elections or at least a
referendum over the autonomy plan.
Police sources estimated the crowd size at
50,000, Israel TV said.
Many had come on buses from throughout
Israel.
Organizers claimed the crowd numbered in
the hundreds of thousands.
"This is the opening round in an unprece
dented struggle," Likud leader Binyamin Ne
tanyahu told the rally, calling the autonomy
plan negotiated with the PLO in secret a lie.
"And the greatest lie of them all is that this
dangerous agreement will bring peace," said
Netanyahu, who claimed that the throng had
reached 300,000.
"It will not bring peace, it will bring more
terror, more terror, more terror. It is laying the
groundwork for the next war," Netanyahu
said.
The Likud bloc is staking its political future
on opposition to Palestinian autonomy.
It is gambling that security fears will ulti
mately influence the public more than the
hope that a political settlement would end the
bloodshed.
With Rabin's government and Arafat al
ready committed to the plan, chances of derail-
"This is not a demonstration.
It is going in the direction of a
revolt/
- Uri Ariel, leader of the West
Bank settlers' council
ing the intitiative completely appeared slight.
The Israeli parliament is expected to start
reviewing the plan Thursday.
At a Tel Aviv rally Saturday in support of
the plan, 100,000 people attended.
One banner read, "Death to Traitors," and
some extremists vowed to spill blood if neces
sary. This prompted fears that the protests
would trigger violent clashes.
"This is not a demonstration. It is going in
the direction of a revolt, a revolt of the people
who are telling the prime minister not to go
any further," said Uri Ariel, leader of the West
Bank settlers' council.
Ariel said demonstrators had been told not
to throw stones, and Likud officials said the
party called only for non-violent protests.
The gathering was thick with Israeli flags
and banners denouncing the autonomy plan.
Rabbi Yosef Aronov, director of the Hasidic
Lubavitch movement Chabad in Israel, said
demonstrators wanted to get across the mes
sage that Israel was in danger.
"If the government gives land to the Arabs,
our lives and our childrens' lives are in dan
ger, four million people are in danger. We will
do everything in our power, everything, to get
this message across," Aronov said.
Police pushed back anyone attempting to
cross the barriers forming a buffer zone
around the building, arresting four members
of the extremist Kach movement they said
were preparing to carry out violent acts.
Major streets around several government
buildings were closed and traffic routed
through the suburbs.
About 2,500 extra policemen were deployed
to prevent violence.
Although the proposed agreement calls for
keeping Jewish settlements intact in the occu
pied lands, hard-liners fear that Palestinian
self-rule will eventually bring a Palestinian
state bent on Israel's destruction.
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Does it matter if the person being hazed agrees to the activity?
No. The new law and Texas A&M's policies state that if one of the above occurs, it is HAZING,
regardless of the consent or cooperation of the recipient.
What is the penalty if I am found guilty of hazing?
(a) Failing to report hazing:
Fine up to $1,000 and/or up to 180 days In jail.
(b) Hazing resulting in no serious bodily injury:
Fine of $500 to $1,000 and/or 90-180 days in jail.
(c) Hazing resulting in serious bodily injury:
Fine of $1,000 - $5,000 and/or 180 days to 1 year in jail.
(d) Hazing resulting In death:
Fine of $5,000 - $10,000 and/or 1-2 years In jail.
(e) Except where the hazing results In death, the student may be required to perform community
service in lieu of confinement In jail.
(f) The student may also be subject to University disciplinary action, up to and including removal
from the University, In addition to or regardless of any penalty imposed by the stale.
Can an organization bs found guilty of hazing?
Yes. An organization commits an offense if the organization condones or encourages hazing or
if an officer or any combination of members, pledges, or alumni of the organization commits or
assists in the commission of hazing.
Can I get into trouble for reporting hazing?
No. Any person who reports a specific hazing incident involving a student to an appropriate
University official is protected from civil or criminal liability. However, a person who reports in bad
faith or with malice Is not protected by this section.
Where do I report hazing?
Office of the Commandant 845-2811 If the hazing was committed by members of the Corps of
Cadets.
Department of Student Activitiee 845-1133 If the hazing was committed by members of a
Greek organization or other recognized student organization.
Student Judicial Affaire Office 845-5262 all other Incidents of hazing.
The following information appears in compliance with the 1987 state of Texas Hazing Law shown
above:
Student Organization Hazing Violations:
Organization name: Phi Delta Theta Fraternity
Date of Incident: April 11-14,1991
Description of Incident: The fraternity was found guilty of the following Incidents of hazing during
'Hell Week’ activities: consumption of alcohol by minors, paddling, creation of excessive fatigue
sleep deprivation, calisthenics, misues of authority by virtue of class rank or leadership position
physical discomfort, and embarrassment, harassment or ridicule.
Action Taken: The Interfratemity Council Judicial Board placed the fraternity on probation for the
1991-92 academic year, as did the international headquarters of Phi Delta Theta. The IFC Judicial
Board probation Includes five additional terms of probation and the headquarters probation includes
12 conditions of probation.
Organization name: Squadron 15
Date of Incident: September 29, 1991
Description of Incident: Striking of others with ax handle. After working hard all day at bonfire
cut, the Commander was talking to the freshmen about motivation and maintaining a positive
attitude. One of the fish asked what was done in "Ol Army" days? The Commander stated that
ax handles were used at which time he asked one of the fish to bend over. The freshman did
and the Commander struck him one time with the ax handle. This was repeated with each
the fish in the unit.
Action Taken: The Unit Commander was placed on Corp Conduct Probation for the remainder
of the Fall '91 semester and the Spring '92 semester; Forfeiture of Cadet Commander pay for
one month and assist in the preparation and delivery of a training and information program for
all outfit Commanders and First Sergeants.
LAOAG, Philippines — Call it
body politics: the use of a leader's
remains to promote the political
agenda of the cause he left behind.
The widow of the late Presi
dent Ferdinand Marcos, whose
body was returned Tuesday for
burial in his homeland, clearly
hopes the funeral will invigorate
his supporters and promote the
family's political fortunes.
Imelda Marcos managed to at
tract a large and enthusiastic
crowd, although much smaller
than the one million her support
ers had predicted.
About 7,000 people turned out
at Laoag airport in a sentimental,
emotional welcome as Marcos'
corpse arrived on a chartered jet
from Honolulu.
Marcos died in Hawaii in Sep
tember 1989, three years after he
was ousted and banished in the
mass uprising that installed Cora-
zon Aquino as president.
Mrs. Marcos, draped in a black
veil and black native dress, kissed
the bier and wept alongside her
three children. Women in the
crowd also wept.
After a colorful ceremony fea
turing native death rituals, the
black metal casket was loaded
aboard a black, horse-drawn car
riage and taken in a solemn pro
cession to the city's cathedral and
later a reviewing stand in front of
the white provincial capitol build-
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Through the afternoon and
evening, townspeople and visitors
filed by the coffin, flanked by a
Philippine flag and the seal of the
president. A sound system blared
out Tlocano prayers and songs for
the dead.
Vendors were selling food and
T-shirts reading "Marcos My
Hero" and "I saw the return of a
great Filipino."
The body was to remain at the
capitol until Wednesday, when it
was to be transported in a torch
light procession to Batac, 9 miles
to the south, for burial Friday in a
stone mausoleum in the yard of
Marcos' family home.
Marcos' mother, Josefa, is to be
buried Thursday. She died in 1988
but her body, too, was kept in a
refrigerated container until her
son's body was returned.
Mrs. Marcos has denied any
political agenda in the wake and
funeral of her husband. She
doesn't have to. Political commen
tators in Manila, most of whom
are anti-Marcos, have done that
for her.
Many prominent commenta
tors wrote Tuesday about the po
litical implications of the Marcos
return.
Although much of it was un
flattering, the coverage and com
mentaries have thrust the Mar
coses back onto political center
stage.
"The atmosphere in Laoag will
not be entirely funereal," wrote
columnist Alex Magno in The
Manila Chrbnicle. "They will
show their sad faces while casting
their eyes on a constituency that is
now leaderless."
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