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Long time friend of Matthew Shepard, Michele Josue, the director of the documentary Matt Shepard is a Friend of Mine argues that Matthew Shepard, an adolescent gay male living in Laramie, Wyoming, who is brutally murdered for being gay, does not receive the justice he deserves after his death. Josue supports her claim by first giving a detailed background of Matthew’s life to inform the audience about him, then giving a description of the encounter between Matthew Shepard, Aaron McKinney, and Russell Henderson and the brutal beating that takes place on the night of October 6, 1998, and finally by talking to friends and family of Matthew and residents in Laramie and getting their input on the situation. Josue’s purpose of the documentary is to inform people about Matthew Shepard’s case and the brutality and hate that happens on the night of his death, in an attempt to prevent another hate crime from happening in the future. She establishes an informative and doleful tone for anyone willing to have an open mind and take action to prevent hate crimes. 

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Long time friend of Matthew Shepard, Michele Josue, the director of the documentary Matt Shepard is a Friend of Mine argues that Matthew Shepard, an adolescent gay male living in Laramie, Wyoming, who is brutally murdered for being gay, does not receive the justice he deserves after his death. Josue supports her claim by first giving a detailed background of Matthew’s life to inform the audience about him, then giving a description of the encounter between Matthew Shepard, Aaron McKinney, and Russell Henderson and the brutal beating that takes place on the night of October 6, 1998, and finally by talking to friends and family of Matthew and residents in Laramie and getting their input on the situation. Josue’s purpose of the documentary is to inform people about Matthew Shepard’s case and the brutality and hate that happens on the night of his death, in an attempt to prevent another hate crime from happening in the future. She establishes an informative and doleful tone for anyone willing to have an open mind and take action to prevent hate crimes. 

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The Ministry of Information in the British government in their motivational poster “Keep Calm and Carry on” argues that the people in Britain must stay calm in the midst of World War II. They support their claim by first using simple but meaningful diction, making the quote short and to the point, and finally using a crown graphic to create the sense of prestige in staying calm. The Ministry of Information’s purpose is to lull the British population into a calm state before the chaos of the war begins, in order to prevent more chaos from arising. They adopt a hopeful and reassuring tone for the British inhabitants during World War II. 

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The Ministry of Information in the British government in their motivational poster “Keep Calm and Carry on” argues that the people in Britain must stay calm in the midst of World War II. They support their claim by first using simple but meaningful diction, making the quote short and to the point, and finally using a crown graphic to create the sense of prestige in staying calm. The Ministry of Information’s purpose is to lull the British population into a calm state before the chaos of the war begins, in order to prevent more chaos from arising. They adopt a hopeful and reassuring tone for the British inhabitants during World War II. 

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The behavioral bar is in serious need of a lift, a writer says.

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Re " We Can't Just Let Boys Be Boys " (Sunday Review, Sept. 30): Peggy Orenstein is right. Too many parents - and schools - abdicate responsibility for talking with boys about sexual ethics and emotional intimacy, in effect turning them over to the default options of peers, older boys and siblings, misogynistic locker room banter and digital street corners.

The "boys will be boys" stereotype certainly gives license for boys to disrespect, devalue and mistreat girls, but deeper analysis of it also reveals the fundamentally demeaning ways in which we think about boys.

I often ask adults and students what words come to mind when they hear this phrase. The characteristics they list are overwhelmingly negative. (Curiously, they often also mention "in charge" and "leaders": No matter how "bad" boys and men might be, apparently they're still entitled to run the show.)

Teaching boys to "respect girls" as an antidote to mistreating them actually misses the point. First, we must own the harm we do all boys by setting the bar for their character and behavior so low, as if they don't have what it takes to behave well and be held accountable. Only when we begin to treat boys with the kind of respect they deserve will they develop the self-respect they need to raise the bar for themselves. And people who respect themselves are much less likely to mistreat others.

An 11th-grade boy I teach complained bitterly in class about a recent situation. He and two male friends had invited a girl over to play video games, but her parents wouldn't let her go because of safety concerns. "What do parents think," he said, "that all boys are potential rapists?"

Deborah M. Roffman
Baltimore
The writer is a human sexuality education teacher and the author of "Talk to Me First: Everything You Need to Know to Become Your Kids' 'Go-To' Person About Sex."

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letter To the Editor: The behavioral bar is in serious need of a lift, a writer says. Re " We Can't Just Let Boys Be Boys " (Sunday Review, Sept. 30): Peggy Orenstein is right.

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ITHACA, N.Y. (AP) -- Cornell University has announced new rules for its fraternities and sororities after reports of hazing.

From now on, hard liquor is prohibited in residential chapter houses and by 2021, all Greek residences will be required to have a live-in adviser.

Cornell also says chapters will face a minimum three-year suspension for hazing involving coerced drinking or drug use, sexual misconduct or other forms of violence or mental abuse.

President Martha Pollack announced the reforms Friday following the three-year suspension of the Sigma Nu fraternity. Pollack says reports of other alleged hazing incidents are pending.

Cornell has a large Greek system with 63 chapters that include more than 4,500 students.

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From now on, hard liquor is prohibited in residential chapter houses.

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SYRACUSE, N.Y. - There will be no parties at Syracuse University's Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity and one member of the frat will likely be arrested following an investigation into potential hazing at the Comstock Avenue frat house.

Tony Callisto, senior vice president and chief law enforcement officer at SU, said campus police investigated an incident that happened at the PIKE frat house April 9. A student was beaten at the house that evening, Callisto said. Callisto said the student was struck, repeatedly, by another student and required medical attention, he said.

Callisto said that while the incident was initially investigated as hazing, it did not appear to meet the standard for criminal hazing under New York law. Callisto would not disclose the names of the accused student or the victim. He would not say whether the accused student is still in school.

Callisto said the university applied for an arrest warrant from Syracuse City Court for the frat member and asked that he be charged with third-degree assault, a misdemeanor. He is still waiting to hear back from the court, he said.

The PIKE chapter in Syracuse declined comment on the matter. That fraternity's national organization said the SU chapter has been told it must stop all of its public activities, from parties to fundraising, and that it cannot recruit any new members.

"The Fraternity continues to recognize the harmful effects that can stem from inappropriate conduct, including hazing, and the negative impact these activities have on individuals, chapters, and the fraternity, and has regularly provided education to Chapters on these issues," Brent Phillips said in a statement.

In March, SU suspended the Nu Alpha Phi fraternity after a pledge suffered frostbite so severe he could lose four of his fingers. Two of the members of that fraternity were charged with first-degree hazing, a misdemeanor.

There could still be more trouble for PIKE. Callisto said SU is continuing to investigate whether the fraternity violated the student code of conduct during the April incident.

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Syracuse University frat in trouble after hazing investigation

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Syracuse University fraternity told no parties, no new recruits after a student was beaten in the house in April.

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SYRACUSE, N.Y -- The father of a Syracuse University fraternity pledge, who could have lost four fingers from frostbite while being hazed, said he wants the students involved expelled and jailed.

Carlos Gallo said his son, Joshua Gallo, downplayed the extent of his injuries when he called for health insurance information March 1. His son said he had blisters on his hands from the cold weather and needed to go to a clinic. He told his father not to worry about the injury.

Carlos Gallo said he also received a phone call from Eddie Banks-Crossen, director of fraternity and sorority affairs at SU, who said his son had hand injuries but was on the mend. Banks-Crossen declined to be interviewed and has not responded to emailed questions.

Neither Banks-Crossen nor Joshua Gallo mentioned that the injuries were sustained while he was hazed, his father said.

Joshua Gallo, 20, nearly lost his ring and pinky fingers on each hand while forced to do exercises in the snow. The hazing took place around 12 a.m. for about 30 minutes March 1 at Lower Hookway Park at 1805 E. Colvin St. He and two pledges weren't given the chance to wear anything other than their pledge uniforms -- hooded sweatshirts, pants and boots, according to a police report. They did not have gloves.

Temperatures ranged from 3 to negative 6 degrees in the two hours around midnight.

The activity was overseen by Nu Alpha Phi pledge masters Jeffery Yam, 21, of 1111 Madison St. and Tae Kim, 19, of 401 Euclid Ave, police said. They were charged with first-degree hazing last week.

Carlos Gallo said the fraternity offered to pay for medical expenses and SU bought his son a plane ticket to their Gardena, Calif. home for spring break which is this week.

Kevin Quinn, SU's senior vice president for public affairs, said he cannot verify whether an airplane ticket was purchased for Joshua Gallo. He also would not comment on the status of Yam and Kim.

Last week, the university said in a statement the two would be subjected to its Student Code of Conduct and the fraternity has been placed on interim suspension.

While Carlos Gallo said he appreciates the organizations' sentiments, he doesn't want them to brush aside the severity of what happened to his son.

He begins physical therapy next week and has two or three fingernails falling off.

"I think every day, 'How can a fraternity be doing this behavior,' " Carlos Gallo said.

He is upset with his son for becoming involved with the fraternity and said the university should be doing more to prevent hazing.

He wants the students involved expelled, jailed for the maximum sentence possible and the fraternity permanently disbanded from the university. The criminal penalty for the Class A misdemeanor is up to one year in jail or three years' probation. Additionally, a fine up to $1,000 could be levied.

He said slaps on the wrist aren't working to prevent fraternity and sorority bad behavior, citing a pledge student's death at West Virginia University in November and a viral video showing an Oklahoma University fraternity singing racist songs.

"You don't want to wait until some student gets killed and then do something," Carlos Gallo said.

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The fraternity should be permanently disbanded from SU, father says.