The mudslinging on campus should stop
Reporting about the SGA, not a record of it: The Johns Hopkins News-Letter published this and the SGA did not write it, file it, or approve it. The archive holds it because the article itself uses the phrase “sga”.
Summary
- This Johns Hopkins News-Letter opinion article discusses claims about Beta Theta Pi, campus institutions including the SGA, and recent campus rumors.
- The article says Beta expanded its influence over campus institutions, including The News-Letter and the SGA, and alleges that it helped remove other fraternities from campus.
- The paper reported that the article’s interview with an alleged Beta member was presented as satire and answered hostile questions with unrelated movie quotes.
- The writer says the article was prompted by what he describes as repeated negative rumors about Beta, which he says he has experienced personally.
- The article concludes by urging students to focus on academics, friends and positive college experiences rather than campus drama.