(CNN)No more pre-mixed drinks. Security at the doors. And sober brothers at every event, guarding the stairs and with key access to each room. Those are some of the rules that fraternities will have to abide by if they want to throw a party, the University of Virginia says. UVA shut down Greek social life on November 21, two days after the publication of a now-discredited Rolling Stone magazine article about an alleged gang rape in a fraternity house on the Charlottesville campus. The article's credibility aside, the university acknowledged this week that it needs to evaluate a broader problem, and said the Greek life "pause" was intended to allow leadership to work on improving safety at fraternity and sorority events.

Reinstatement comes with a stipulation that each
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Greek organization agree by January 16 to new rules -- devised by UVA's Greek leadership councils -- for university social events.


(CNN) -- Sometimes the hardest thing is to say "no" to a friend. All the more reason to applaud the bravery of Lee Saunders and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees. A few months ago, the United Negro College Fund accepted a $25 million grant from Charles and David Koch to support scholarships for minority students. It raised more than a few eyebrows. After all, everyone -- including me -- reveres the college fund. Its contribution to the cause of equal opportunity is legendary. But few people still alive have done more to promote policies that hurt African-Americans than the Koch brothers.

To many, that sounds like the Koch brothers are restricting the funds only to students who adopt the
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David Koch's economic and political views.


New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver stopped to sign a sketch of himself in court today as he left the building seemingly unfazed. Silver, one of the most powerful politicians in the state, was taken into custody around 8am on Thursday and was later charged at Manhattan federal court with taking $4million in bribes disguised as legal fees. He was  released on $200,000 bail. The 70-year-old Democrat was arrested by the FBI on federal conspiracy and bribery charges that carry up to 100 years in prison and could cost him his political seat. Silver is a Democrat from Manhattan's Lower East Side and a longtime leader of the Assembly's Democratic majority. The arrest comes just a day after Silver shared the stage with Governor Andrew Cuomo during his State of the State address.

'Silver used the power and influence of his official position to obtain for himself millions of dollars in bribes and kickbacks masked as legitimate income earned by
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Sheldon Silver as private lawyer,' says the complaint.