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Antihazing activist Debbie Smith’s moving tribute to her son Matt Carrington

Here is the link Matthew died after physical torture at a local fraternity at Chico State in California.

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Debbie Smith’s memorial to her son Matt Carrington

Matt Update 2015   Ten years ago today Matt sent, what would turn out to be, his last email to me.  Tomorrow I will have sent my last back…that would unknowingly be our last correspondence in this life.   Fortunately for me, my very last words to him were words of praise and adoration of […]

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A Remembrance from Debbie Smith, Mother of Matt Carrington, Chico State

Remembering Matt and thinking of his mother, father, sibling and friends who miss him every day. Rest in Peace, Moderator Hank Nuwer February 2, 2014   It’s hard to believe that nine years ago today we got that horrible call and raced to Chico to be with Matt only to find out halfway there that […]

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NPR interview on hazing with Debbie Smith, mother of Matt Carrington

NPR Link Others were also guests, including me.

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This day in hazing: the death of Matt Carrington at Chico State Chi Tau

Here is the link. Moderator note: I respectfully disagree with NPR writer’s calling Matt’s death an accident. His hazing resulted in a felony conviction. That conviction of Gabriel Maestreti says this was no accident. Read about Matt’s Law, his legacy, in California.