More "Kill Queers" slogans
raise fears and. controversy
By ~REN
GILES
were scheduled to appear at
Two UVM gay students
7:00 p.m. as guests at an
chose not to attend a group ECHD 65 discussion group,
discussion on human sex- to be held at Sigma Phi Epuality scheduled on April
silon fraternity, to discuss
. 12 at Sigma Phi Epsilon, a the issue of homosexuality.
UVM fraternity, because At 6:45 p.m., in the
the
p h'r a s e "K ILL
driveway of Sigma Phi Ep. QUEERS"
was spray-'
silon, we saw a parked car
painted on the fender of a on which was spray'painted
car in front of the house.
the
ph r a s e "K ILL
In a letter sent to UVM
QUEERS", in addition to
President lottie F. Coor,
the Greek letters of the
Dean of Students Keith
chapter."
Miser, and several student
After talking with Barleaders in the Greek combour and the fraternity man
munity,
the two gay who was a member of the
students - Sarah Coy and discussion group, it was
John Woodard - wrote,
decided
that Coy and
"As a parr of a UVM Gay,
Woodaid would not attend
Lesbian,
and Bisexual
the session.
Alliance outreach project
"It (the fraternity house)
carried outjn conjunction didn't seem like a very
with the University of Ver- friendly place to go," said
mont College of Education
Coy. "That's why we didn't
and Social Services through go, not because they were
Professor James Barbour, we
directlv
addressing
our
presence. "
Coy was told by the
fraternity member that the
spray-painting had occurred
during a party at happy
hour. "He (the fraternity
member didn't seem to
upset by it." said Coy. He
told me he was going to repaint the car that evening.
Andy Elias, president of
the Sigma Phi Epsilon
fraternity and the owner of
the car, said that the incident was part of a spring
ritual known as the Cat
Wrecking weekend.
There was no direr connecrion
or intent
to
threaten
Coy
and
Woodard, said Elias. "We
(the fraternity brothers) feel
strongly that people can do
whatever they want."
EIias was concerned that
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