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Hazing isn’t a University problem

By: Lauren Tank- University student

When I read Brian Reinken’s March 24 column “A pledge against greek hazing,” I was both offended and frustrated. All this talk of the hazing that supposedly occurs within greek organizations is just another example of the many offensive greek stereotypes. These stereotypes shame good-natured organizations and dissuade potential new members from pledging. They are also highly offensive to individual greek members, as these stereotypes unjustly label and pigeonhole them into an offensive definition of what it is to be greek.

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Pitino’s first year proves a success

The Minnesota men’s basketball squad is one of only two teams this season that will end its postseason run with a victory.

The Gophers defeated Southern Methodist University 65-63 last Thursday to take home the National Invitation Tournament championship. The win is a bit of a redemption story, as Stanford University crushed them in the same game just two seasons earlier, when they lost 75-51 in the final.

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