I regret to begin with some unfortunate news: Scott wanted to write 
Afterglo this week, all riled up as he was over this fraternity mess,
but it seems that he has a bad case of palsied hand, and cannot type 
as a result. Furthermore, during his late night/early morning walk 
home, untold evils befell him and he has been sadly out of commission
ever since. All he does is wonder around his room, mumbling "Don’t 
hurt me, Sammy. Don’t HURT ME, SAMMY!" I don’t understand any of it 
myself. 
     With this KA issue, we have run up against one of the largest
dilemmas that prevents tense discussion of controversial issues.  
Many times our friends and our opposition are one and the same—instead
of shying away from conflict because it may strain our friendships, 
we need to grab onto our friendships to charge through the conflicts.
We are smart kids, and we have quite a bit to teach each other. Right
now our proximity seems to lead us more towards paralysis, silence, 
and polite banter rather than constructive conversation. By trespassing
some topics, or asking some difficult questions, our hair might be 
rustled, our faces may turn a little red, and ideally, our ideas just
might become complicated. Similarly, a critical perspective enables all
of us to be aware of the greater systems we subscribe to, support, and 
inadvertently uphold. As Scott pointed out, the KAs are by no means the
only association on this campus guilty of past wrongs.  They are, 
however, the association on campus that has most recently benefitted 
from public critique and internal analysis. Now, that wasn’t so painful
was it? 
     Alright, I have abused the hell out of my soapbox this issue. Now 
I’m going to get a tan. See you all in the sun... And please be nice to
Scott—he’s sensitive about that palsy problem.