Gang initiations: membership into the families they don’t have

June 8, 2006 By Hank Nuwer Leave a Comment

Excellent work by the parents of Nolan Burch: Buffalo News

This covers the attempts of the parents of Nolan Burch to prevent a tragedy ever happening again. The article is really well-written, too.

Great list of hazing research items for journalists

Here is the link. I had not heard of a couple of these: Moderator Hank Nuwer Excerpt–there’s more at that link. By Denise-Marie Ordway Every year, college students are injured or killed during events associated with hazing. Often, violence, heavy drinking and humiliation are part of the rituals students endure to gain acceptance into a popular […]

Harvard sororities sue as number of groups sinks at Harvard

Breaking news from Boston Globe Excerpt: CAMBRIDGE — Harvard University’s controversial clampdown on single-gender clubs came under double-barreled legal fire Monday as six sororities and fraternities filed a pair of sex discrimination lawsuits alleging the school used threats and intimidation against students and violated their rights to free association. Harvard’s policy of penalizing students who […]

Tragedy at TCU: Suicide follows hazing and DUIcharge

Here is the link to Fox News story

Gang initiations: membership into the families they don’t have

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