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Volume 27, Issue 7, September 23, 2004

Off Campus

Tragic death in Boulder

(U-WIRE) BOULDER, Colo. - The University of Colorado-Boulder offered support and counseling on Sunday for the grieving family and friends of Lynn Gordon Bailey Jr., an 18-year-old pledge who was found dead in the first-floor living room of the Chi Psi house after police received a 911 call shortly after 9 a.m. Friday, Sept. 17.

Police said they had not determined whether alcohol was a factor in Bailey's death, and an autopsy and toxicology report are pending.

The cause of death has not yet been released, but Chancellor Bynny said in a statement e-mailed to CU students Friday evening he is concerned alcohol might have been involved.

The Interfraternity Council, which governs CU's fraternities, announced it had suspended recognition of Chi Psi pending the outcome of the police investigation.

Denver TV station KUSA reported Sunday that the IFC has suspended indefinitely all Greek activities at the Boulder campus.

Chancellor Bynny said in a statement Saturday that the university would begin reviewing its relationship with the Greek system.

-Katherine Crowell, Colorado Daily

College drinking issue pushed into public consciousness

(U-Wire) FORT COLLINS, Colo. - Samantha Spady died due to alcohol consumption and was found dead in an unused room of a fraternity house on Sept. 5, according to Fort Collins police services.

"We do agree on one thing-this is not the first time this type of thing has happened," Police Chief Dennis Harrison said. "It's not just college; it is a cultural issue. It is going to take the whole community, not pointing the finger of blame, but saying 'where do we go from here?'"

During Saturday night's game between CSU and Minnesota, throngs of CSU students yelled "Bring booze back to Hughes."

CSU President Larry Penley announced beer sales at Hughes Stadium would be suspended until at least Feb. 1. Two days later, Penley assigned members of a university alcohol task force to "look into binge drinking, underage drinking, fraternity and sorority systems and the overall culture of the institution as it relates to alcohol and substance abuse issues," according to a university press release.

-Katie Wyer, Christiana Nelson,

Rocky Mountain Collegian