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The WhiteHave Turned
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4 Sigma Lambda Beta Alpha Males
6 Politics and Patriotism
8 Exposure for the Sake of Evolution
10 The Whites Have Turned Black
14 Meet the Team
13 The Dream Shatterer
The Whites Have Turned Black
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Ever wonder why Beta sh ght with each other?
Simple. Its because theyre Alphas.
You know, for a long time I have wondered why we,
s Sigma Lambda Beta Brothers, ght. No, Im not
alking about st ghts. Im referring to disagreements,quarrels, and conicts. Go ahead, admit it. Our Broth-
rs beef, have issues with each other, and cant see eye
o eye. Im sure the rates and severity of these disputes
vary, but nearly every colony, chapter, and/or region has
hose instances of Brothers who are mortal enemies.
Lets face it: virtually every organization where its
members have a vested interest has a bit of commotion
can you think of a family that didnt have any drama?
Didnt think so.)
DIDNT PASS THE BAR, BUT I KNOW ALITTLE BIT
Being around the Brotherhood for a while has wis-
ned me up to the game. Catching on to some patterns,
would like to make a hypothesis as to why we, as
Brothers, ght. What I will do is provide a somewhat
cientic approach as to why we as Sigma Lambda Beta
men clash. Like any scholar or researcher, Ill create a
heory, which will be called the
Sigma Lambda Beta Alpha Male Theory. And
while this may not be true for every occurrence, its
an interesting perspective to reect on. While not all
Sigma Lambda Beta men are Alpha Males, many are
and others desire to be.
An Alpha Male is considered to be a condent, good-
looking man who may be from a high socio-economic
status, at ease with women, and highly capable of
taking charge of any situation. An Alpha Male may be
well-built physically and is assured of his capabilities.
Hes ambitious, condent, and opinionated. He may be
considered intimidating or cocky by some.
Sound like a typical Beta? Theres more.
THEORY ME
This way of living can be inuenced by aspects of our
culture, and further nurtured into our being by our en-
vironment. We are raised from a very young age to be
assertive. Everything we know and see from our early
development on teaches us to believe in ourselves. As a
child, when we learned to walk or ride a bicycle, were
trained to have condence -if we fall, then we must get
up. As we grow a bit older, we have dreams of being
the top dawg, successful, or like people we admire.
After all, weve been asked for years the infamous
question: What do you want to be when you grow
up? We realize the American Dream and we recognize
that the only way to achieve this is to go out and take
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it. Machismo is very much in our culture, as well, and
it is hard to drop it (no matter how hard we try). It is
in our blood to be prideful and goal-driven, which are
not bad traits. However, there are third variable effects
-with unintended consequences of such traits. Too much
of something is never good, but by this time, we have
advertently (or inadvertently) grown a desire to be the
boss, wanting some or all of the spotlight, the baddest
chick, the nicest clothes/cars, and will stop at practi-cally nothing to get it. These desires may or may not be
subconscious.
Moreover, this Alpha Male theory is present in animal
ethology. Human ethology (psychology) and animal
ethology have many consistencies and have been as-
sociated since the beginning of time. The opening of
Aristotles Politics proclaimed man as a political ani-
mal (zoon politikon). Amongst other things, humans
have innate animal instincts to survive, reproduce, and
thrive. Mammals such as gorillas, lions, and bulls allhave Alphas in their groups. Tigers often roll solo, be-
cause theyre so Alpha. Confrontations between rams
or sharks can be epic and they ght for often the same
reasons us humans do. Every society, organization, and
pack of animals has comparable pecking orders (e.g.,
hyper-gamy, social hierarchy, etc.) and people naturally
fall into a specic role, if you will.
Youre bound to see Alpha Males in college, too.
Kate Lundeman Ph.D., and Eddie Erlandson M.D.
wrote the book Alpha Male Syndrome. They found
that Alpha Males represent three out of four seniorexecutives and half of all middle managers in corporate
America. So its safe to say these men have been stu-
dents at major universities around the U.S. These males
can be intense, commanding, methodical, and relent-
less, which, possibly makes them hard to work with.
Its likely that this type of guy would be an appealing
recruit for any colony or chapter of Sigma Lambda
Beta. On the surface, he has all of the qualities that
make a tall strong Lambda Beta man.
FALLING IN AND OUTFast-forward to your crossing night and youre soon
likely to fall into one of the following three categories:
Alpha MaleYoure an Alpha Male. You authorita-
tive and borderline domineering. You dont get along
with everyone, mostly because those people dont see
things your way. Youre on a path and you dont plan to
veer from it. You and other Alpha Males clash because
youre so much alike and dont mind scufing over
what you believe is right. Even when youre taught
to be humble, you are what you are, possibly arrogant,
with a really strong personality.
Aspiring Alpha MaleYoure a wannabe Alpha
Male, although you may not know it. You have a des
to be like your Big Brother but it may never come
fruition. Thus, you may have a bit of envy or intern
jealousy towards your Alpha Male Brothers. You an
Alpha Males clash because you see all of their short
comings and youre not afraid to stand up for yourse
The only result is falling-out. Youre both humble aarrogant.
Beta MaleYoure a Beta Male, or next in line.
You avoid risk and confrontation. You accept things
for what they are. You may have different personali
traits, but overall you are sincerely humble. You don
have the presence and charisma of an Alpha Male an
you are ne with it.
And if you havent experienced it yet, you will cla
with your Brothers. These disagreements may or m
not be personal, but theres a chance it is political or
spurs from something political (SLB business, local
national traditions, etc.) As Aristotle so eloquently p
it, we are political animals, who act irrationally, with
emotion, and passion.
Many Brothers state that they are not political Br
ers or that they dont like playing politics. But, t
truth of the matter is that these politics, bureaucracy
agendas, and what have you, will always play a part
of any organization. And whenever these politics
are involved, you can expect disagreements. Wheth
the disagreements are warranted or not, the manner which we carry ourselves should always be professi
and conducted in a gentlemanly fashion.
But this is not always true; instead, wed rather pu
guys on blast, call each other out, and bicker over
things that dont really mean much. Everyone has
an argument against something: dues are too expen-
sive, my Line Brother told a Gamma about our pled
process, youre paper, hes fake, so on and so forth.
Sometimes we cant even work on projects with oth
We may have a do it myself mentality, either beca
were difcult to work with or because we dont belothers are good enough to work with us (they dont
do things the way we want them too). Well resort t
tearing each other apart before building each other u
Like many disagreements, no one wants to listen, ev
eryone wants to be right, no one wants to be wrong,
no one is budging -Itd probably be a lie if no one ha
ever called you hard-headed. And then when you th
alcohol in the mix, you can forget about itthings c
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by NathanBunch
There is a narrative that seems to be dissemi-
nated through American media sources, be it blogs,
television networks, radio shows, or what have you.
Whichever way you encounter it, it is not uncom-mon to hear the idea that many U.S. immigrants
(legal or otherwise) do not love America, and are
simply here to drain its resources. This is validated
by the fact that Mexicans may cheer for Mexico
during a U.S. vs. Mexico futbol (soccer) game,
or Nigerians may proudly wear their ag on their
t-shirt on your local campus. There are a number
of instances that one could point to that validate
this argument. These arguments, however, are often
weak, baseless and only designed to create a pan-
demic of xenophobia.As a native Texan, I can tell you that I LOVE
Texas. I might believe that the government in Texas
is more broken than anywhere in the world, and that
you dont have to look far to nd an ignorant jerk
willing to ght you because of the color of your
skin or the way you talk, but I LOVE Texas. I love
that Dallas and Houston produce some of the best
music on the scene, and the way people from El
Paso and the Valley speak Spanish. I love that Aus-
tin is the live musical capital of the world, and that
West Texas can show you some of the most beauti-
ful desert sunsets youve ever imagined. I love that
many people will hold the door open for just about
anyone, and that you often hear about Texas in the
news (sometimes bad, sometimes good).
At no point, however, does me loving Texas mean
that I HATE Montana, or that Im disgusted by Col-
orado, or that I think anyone proud to be from Ken-
tucky hates America. Now, living in Florida, I have
more than ever realized that I love my home stat
Again, at no point does my love for the Southwe
mean that I hate the Southeast. Nor has anyone
from Florida questioned my presence here becau
of how much I love Texas. They understand thawhile I carry a Florida driver license, I will alwa
be at Texan at heart. To make things more intere
ing, I admittedly have never been to the Northea
Ive met plenty of friends from New York, Jersey
Pennsylvania, and Massachusetts that talk about
I hear about the schools and know that their educ
tion system (in certain places) is great. I love th
cold weather and public transportation. I know th
undoubtedly, I want to move there and I have no
sire to move back to Texas. By no means does t
mean that I hate Texas or Florida. That region hamore of what I want, and I want to capitalize on
Someone who loves their home country, or eve
the country of their parents, grandparents or wha
ever more than likely does not hate America. It
no more divisive for someone to love their count
of origin, than it is for people to love their home
states. People are in America because they were
born here (some) and at this point they have cho
sen not to leave because they love it. For some,
it is because their country of origin, while loved,
is not the best place to live. The citizens of any
country should constantly question their govern-
ment, because that is what keeps it in check. Doi
so doesnt make them a communist any more tha
loving their country of origin makes them anti-
American. It just means they are capable of crit
thought.
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Sitting at a roundtable with multiple community
organizations, I listened to each of their
epresentatives preach about their passions for
bettering the community and changing the world.
Dreams of what the future would hold for their
espective programs were put on display like a
marionette show, and the spectacle was met with
mpty applause. The dance was good, but the faces
of the puppets didnt sell the show. There seemed
o be little excitement in the speakers as every acetayed tucked very cozily in their sleeves. The
hush of the room, accompanied by the tight-lipped
practice of would-be change agents echoed a
ommon solace. This all made me angry; knowing
he objectives of each organization in the room were
common concern for the good of community, but in
hat I gained an understanding.
What seemed to be silently agreed upon was
hat a dialogue of blueprints to the success of all
hese dreams may very well make the work of theorganization that much harder, as it may create stiff
ompetition. These groups met to update each other
on the current states of their organizations and how
hey could help each other. Theoretically, it's a
ather simple idea: Many people bound by the same
vision can move mountains. Unfortunately, there
re slight differences where loyalty demands a bit of
ecrecy. While there are some organizations that out
of selshness would refuse to work with others, it is
not usually because of greedwellin the average
sense anyway. The organizations want to do as much
as they can, but in order to achieve their goals, they
require funding. The system in place promotes an
exclusive nature as it requires grants to be written
to explain what sets the organizations apart. What
makes them the best? Or, how are things done
differently from the other organizations. Without
funding, these organizations cant do anything to help
the community. Given that bettering the community
is within the foundations of these organizations, at thepoint where there is no funding, what good are they?
With that said, the meetings are had with the goal
in mind that we all want to help each other, but
many are unwilling to share shortfalls or blueprints.
There seems to be fear that some people might copy
a good idea and take credit for it, or at least reap
the benets. Hwaahhhh?? Who would do such a
thing? What kind of person would have the audacity
to Zuckerberg someone? Truthfully, thats a serious
issue when youre talking about the ability to provideconsistent public services, and it happens more than
youd think.
However, when you think about it, could it be
better if we did share those blueprints and shortfalls?
What would happen? Perhaps someone would
steal the idea, sure. It does happena lot. So, they
would take the idea and claim it as their own and do
a fantastic job with it. Youd be hurt, BUT, now you
see other organizations stepping up and doing the
same thing. The community is better for it, right? (I
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mean, Apple came out with the iPad and now tablets
are all over the place!) The competition is better for
the people that aren't involved in the ght. The same
thing happens in Greek life.
There is an unwillingness to share shortfalls
of a chapters functioning, even within the same
organization. There's a common refusal to share the
blueprints of success with other organizations that
might be seen as some kind of rival when it comes
to receiving awards or recruitment. Speaking on
cultural foundation, as a member of a Latino-based
organization, we want to see Latinos rise up and bestrong. You want to see unity. Thats a beautiful
dream. The sad fact is that having numerous
organizations with their own little twist on how to
empower a culture end up creating disunity through
competition between those with a common goal.
Choices are great to have from the perspective
of those outside of the organizations. To draw
direct parallels, funding for the above-mentioned
organizations is like recruitment for fraternities and
sororities. What good is a chapter to a campus if it
has no active members? There is no organization
runs without a hitch. Commonly, a good organiza
is the one that never lets you see the hitches, but it
also the organization that typically becomes stagn
Publicizing your shortcomings gives others amm
for mudslinging when it comes to recruitment and
publicizing your blueprints may hinder your abilit
be unique, reducing your chances for recognition.
Im going to let you in on a secret; while some
problems are organization-specic, MOST of theissues youre having, others are having too - even
other chapters within your organization:
Do your meetings sometimes start late?
Do people not turn their dues in on time?
Are grades slipping?
Do things seem disorganized?
These are common issues for chapters of many
different organizations. We fail to see that, though
because the grass always seems greener on the oth
side. Its an illusion. Dont get comfortable inmediocrity, though, and dont let commonalities o
weakness discourage you from trying to do better.
Continue to maintain greatness and work toward it
even if the odds are stacked against you.
Dont be afraid to consult another chapter
especially. Thats what they are there for.
If you dont talk about it, it probably wont chan
If you do talk about it, you run the risk of giving
someone mud to sling or even building some bad
Sake of Evolutionhaving numerous organizationswith their own little twist onhow to empower a culture endup creating disunity throughcompetition
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London Riots 2011On August 4th, police in Tottenham, London shot 29
year-old, alleged drug dealer Mark Duggan. Feeling
the shooting was unjustied, a group of 200 people,
comprising dominantly of Duggans family and
friends, peacefully marched to the police station in
protest. When they had not heard from the appropriate
authorities, the crowd grew both in size and
aggression. Once violence broke out on the evening of
the 6th, it spiraled into one of the worst riots the UK
has ever seen. While the impetus had been Duggans
death, the situation was further spurred by historic
cultural tensions, socio-economic frustration and
-shamefully- the thrill of rioting and crime. As TIME
magazine described it, it is from the worst violence
since bombs rained down during World War II". More
than 2500 arrests have been made, and the damage has
been estimated at $325m.
Duggan belongs to the large black (African/
Caribbean etc) population of Tottenham, a region of
London well-known for its ethnic diversity.
Back to Starkey
Now, before we dive back into an analysis of
Starkeys comments, it is important that we clarify
a few details and sentiments regarding the issue.
First, the Riots have been an abomination and
embarrassment to the entire British society. There is
no justifying what took place: everyone, from Prime
Minister Cameron to Duggans family condemned
them. Secondly, Starkeys comments are not only
outrageously ignorant; they are potentially dangerous
in the ears of a misguided individual. Finally,condemnation for his comments began on the program
itself from the other guests, and has continued from
all sectors of society since. Cambridge students are
calling for him to lose his honorary fellowship position
because of his comments.
Seeing, however, as he is an academic authority in
one of the worlds foremost cultural hubs, it is worth
the while breaking down his train of thought.
The Whites have become Black -what are these
White and Black ideals Starkey celebrates? Has he
The title quote is an excerpt from the following interview with renowned British Historian David Starkey in
light of the recent London Riots.http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-14513517 (or youtube a video by the same title
During the interview, Starkey lays the blame for the riots escalation on the idea that black culture had become
inuential in English society that the violence that comes with it now appeals to young people across the cultura
boards. However, before we get into all that, let us briey recap how the riots developed.
regressed to the primitive notion of white equalinggood and black being synonymous with evil? Tha
is the only light in which his conclusions make any
sense.
Expanding on his comments, Starkey goes on to
specify the Jamaican Patois, Violent nihilistic
gang culture and Hip Hop elements in the Black
community as being the cause of this creeping
decadence on White UK.
Starkeys Myopia
Whether he is ignorant (highly improbable -he isa Ph. D. from the University of Cambridge), out of
touch, or just in denial; there are several realities th
Dr Starkey appears blind to:
Since its inception, UK has had its fair share of
violent organized crime. From the Damned Crew o
the 17th and 18th century to contemporary groups
such as Tottenham Mandem, London gangs have
been some of the most notorious anywhere in the
world. The idea that violent gang culture is novel
particular to the Black community is absurd.
He describes the culture as nihilistic. Much lik
most minority communities in the developed world
the accused community has been dealt a short straw
and has had to live in the shadows of their success
society. They are often excluded (previously by
design, now more so by chance) from the inuenti
areas of the greater society -can one not see how th
might develop a nihilistic attitude? In essence, th
are part of a greater thriving community in which
they have no stake.
Blaming the Black immigrant population in theUK? Have we grown blind to the imperial pursuit
of Great Britain that has led to the formation of the
current society? As a historian, Starkey might wan
to revisit the past century or so, and maybe get an
idea of why people of Afro-Caribbean origin ended
up residing among him and his fellows. Not only
the imperial past responsible for the current make-
of the society, it is also evidence of Britains ruthle
plundering past. T he fact that Starkey would try to
sell the idea of violent outbreaks as an original one
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introduced by Black society simply dees logic.
To give his argument some credence, he singlesout one African-British academic and says, (and I
paraphrase) If you heard him speak without seeing
him, you would think he was White He doesnt
sound like THEM. Them who? Other Black
people? This is ludicrous, to say the least. The
individual above does not sound any more Caucasian
and any less Black; he sounds like an intellectual. I
have been around the world, and the dichotomy exists
everywhere. Learned people will always sound, well,
more learned than the general populace, regardless of
their ethnicity.When one of the guests on the show tried to defend
the slang and patois that the London youth use now,
Starkey goes on to condemn Hip-Hop culture as well.
While I might be a bit biased because I am a fan, I
wonder just how much he knows about Hip Hop.
What is it that he heard in Hip Hop that he believes
had a direct impact on the riots? Indeed, there is some
hard-hitting misogyny and rebellious sentiments in
Hip Hop, but the same could be said about Rock
music, and Blues among other. Even then, one would
be hard-pressed to nd a current popular rap/Hip Hop
song that would have incited such behavior. What,
their looting wouldnt stop because Lupe Fiasco
said The Show Goes On? Or maybe Eminem told
them to just stand there and watch London burn?
Light-hearted as my queries on Hip Hop may be, they
reveal the ignorance apparent in the comments. On
many levels, Starkey is lumping Black culture into a
homogeneous primordial entity. Not only is his fear
of Hip Hop representative of the fear of the unknown
that promulgated xenophobia since time immemorial,the idea that he uses Hip Hop as the universal face of
the black community is also misguided.
As I said in the beginning, Starkeys comments
have widely been discredited as the ramblings of
an out-of-touch academic. He is, nevertheless, the
custodian of history as we know it -and his views
actually matter. As dangerously ignorant as they
are, they represent the academic endorsement that has
perpetuated bigotry for hundreds of years.
The fact that young people of different ethnic
backgrounds participated in the riots could besymbolic of a number of things. First, it might just be
that the penchant for violent crimes appeals to young
people of all types. The end of the riots is, in part,
attributed to parents who pleaded and retained control
of their children. Why did Starkey not mention the
demise of the institution of parenthood as being
a possible factor to young people running amok?
More likely, however, is the idea that class is now a
more poignant unit of communal identication than
race. Thus, when communities that are facing tough
economic times perceive an injustice and are moved
to take up arms, you can expect a multicultural
collage of faces on the loose.
It is not because the Whites have become Black.
What does that even mean?
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Sir Trevor McDonaldShirley Bassey
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Treading water in the sea of forever... for worse or for better.
Late night, red-eye cravings of a lyrical assasin, I could be the death of you.
Snatch you up like the Spyder do.
You my mint chocolate mocha factory; servin skinny cinnamon dolce latte's and vanilla
bean frappe's.
Light up the stage with visions and prisms of a Latina ballerina mixed in with a video
vixen.
But Victoria's Secrets are a warrior's regrets.. Adriana Lima or an M6 Beamer?
A soldier chooses between dreams of ghts & love or lights & dubs..
But I'm way beyond being snubbed or lettin down my armour; cooled off on my ight
home, under my under armour loose heat gear listenin to Sean Carter,
Pensively differentiating my feelings between you and your daughter.
So I'm killin these feelings like I was Tommy at the slaughter... house,
Hackin at a porterhouse.
See I could be the lion or the mouse: a lion's prowress plus humility of a mouse.. so pick
your poison, arrive with noise and tear down the house.
The Dream Shattererby Joaquin
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Blessing Shingi MavimaCopy Editor
Grand Valley State University
I just came along the ride. Somewhere along the journey, I got reallygood at this
Nathan BunchContributor
University of Texas at Austin
Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens canchange the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.
JoaquinSenior Editor
Grand Valley State University
All of this is true, but its not the truth.
Derek DuzanContributor
Grand Valley State University
I dont have a quote.
Irving RomanDesign Editor
Rutgers University
It is What it Is
Carlos FrevertTechnical Editor
Purdue University
In order to truly see the light you must frst see the darkness
Ricardo Cortez
Editor in ChiefUniversity of Florida
This is the life I chose, or rather the life that chose me. - Jay-Z
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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 5get chaotic. If too many cooks spoiled the soup, then
too many Sigma Lambda Beta Alpha Males spoiled the
organization.
IT IS WHAT IT IS
Will we ever grow out of this? With age, maturity
should follow. It is possible that this reasoning for
hostility could be a phase in our young, developing
lives, but one thing is for sure -and that is if certain
personalities that are too much alike spend a lot of
time together- they will clash. Sigma Lambda B
Alpha Males clash. In the end, I guess boys will
boys and Brothers will rival. No family is perfe
The plausibility of this overall argument may be
questionable, but I would argue that its relevant
a good portion of Brothers. However, this is me
a theory (which cannot be conclusively proven)
a thought.
Be well, my Brothers.
blood, but maybe its worth it -maybe whats wrong
with Sigma Lambda Beta is an unwillingness to look at
whats wrong with Sigma Lambda Beta? After all, it's a
common issue with many organizations. Sometimes a
little grease in the re is a good thing. It all depends on
the re.
If we truly want success in our endeavors, were
going to have to x whats broken and improve what
isnt up to par, but in order to do that we need to talkabout the problems at hand. Closing off to the dialogue
doesnt help us evolve at all. The great benet of being
such a young organization is that dialogues abou
necessary improvements can bring better results
than an older organization that has already becom
set in its ways. Seize these opportunities to imp
and dont be held back by an unwillingness to
take risks. The exposure may hurt you, but isn't
it better to try and fail than not to try at all? The
shortcomings need improvement, the blueprint
needs renement, and the pressure of it all will
force the evolution of something spectacular.
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