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ALCOHOL OR PERFORM ACTS OF INAP PROPRIATE BEHAVIOUR WHICH IS CON SIDERED DANGEROUS AND OR BRING THE 5NION INTO DISREPUTE v (OWEVER THIS MOTION AND THE AMENDMENT MUST PASS AT 5NION #OUNCIL ON 4HURSDAY BEFORE THE RULE CHANGE HAPPENS AND MANY OF THE SPORTS CLUBS DO NOT APPEAR HAP PY WITH THE MOTION $UNCAN 7HITE -EN S &OOT BALL 0RESIDENT EXPLAINED h!S MOST PEOPLE WILL KNOW INITIATIONS OF SOME SORT OR OTHER ARE PART OF THE ORIGINAL SCENERY AT 5%! 4HE 5NION SHOULD NOT ATTEMPT TO COTTON WOOL AN EXPERIENCE THAT OFTEN TYPIl ES THE STUDENT YEARS (OWEVER THE MOST IMPORTANT ASPECT IS TO MAKE SURE IN NO WAY THAT INITIATIONS PUT OFF POTENTIAL MEMBERS FROM JOIN ING OR THAT ANYONE IS PRESSURED TO
TAKE PART AGAINST THEIR WILL )F THIS IS DONE THEN ) THINK THE DECISION SHOULD BELONG TO THE CLUBS v 3AM 7ILSON -EN S 2UGBY 4REAS URER FURTHER COMMENTED h!S SOME ONE WHO HAS TAKEN PART IN A RUGBY INITIATION TWO YEARS AGO ) CAN SAY THAT ALTHOUGH IT SEEMS INAPPROPRI ATE AND SICK IT WAS IN FACT ONE OF MY BEST RUGBY NIGHTS OUT AND KEY TO TEAM BUILDING WITHIN OUR SQUAD )MPORTANTLY THOUGH WE NEVER FORCE ANYONE TO TAKE PART BUT IT S A BRILLIANT PART OF RUGBY LIFE v -ANY PEOPLE ARE SUGGESTING THAT THE NEW RULES WILL BE IMPOS SIBLE FOR THE 5NION TO ENFORCE ,OUISE $UNGATE 7OMEN S 2UG BY 3OCIAL 3ECRETARY SAID h)T WOULD BE POINTLESS TO PUT A BAN ON
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