The Alpha Beta Zeta fraternity has been suspended after the hospitalization of three students who attended a party at the ABZ house this past weekend.
The night of the party junior Press Martin, sophomore Rob Smith and freshman Al Amalek were all admitted into the hospital due to alcohol poisoning. On early Monday morning Martin and Smith were released while Amalek still remains in the hospital listed in critical condition.
This horrible event was not only directly preceded by the death of two students at LSU and MIT also due to alcohol poisoning, but also a reinstatement of regulations regarding alcohol use on campus at the University.
Ironically two weeks ago, University president Harvey Smithville restated his policy about banning alcohol from fraternities houses located on campus. He stated “Any fraternity in which the members have alcohol will be immediately suspended. A second offense within a year will result in the banning of that fraternity for five years.”
After learning about this incident president of the fraternity Bart Addison issued a statement supporting Smithville’s regulations: “We wholeheartedly agree with President Smithville that alcohol had no place at fraternities parties.”
However, following that statement he also supported his fraternity by stating: “I do not believe that the entire fraternity should be held responsible for the actions of a few. I am going to ask President Smithville to reconsider his suspension of the ABZs.”
March 3, 2010 @ 10:20 am
Good selection of information for your lead and 2nd graf. Only suggestion: alcohol could make a cameo in your lead, I bet.
“The night of the party” is vague — you know the exact day and the time of day, so use that info. Also, both sentences in your 2nd graf need a lot of commas.