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Author: Hank Nuwer
Journalist Hank Nuwer tracks hazing deaths in fraternities and schools. Nuwer is the Alaska author of Hazing: Destroying Young Lives; Broken Pledges: The Deadly Rite of Hazing, High School Hazing, Wrongs of Passage and The Hazing Reader. In April of 2024 and April 2025 , the Alaska Press Club awarded him first place in the Best Columnist division.
He has written articles or columns on hazing for the Sunday Times of India, Toronto Globe & Mail, Harper's Magazine, Orlando Sentinel, The Chronicle of Higher Education and the New York Times Sunday Magazine. His current book is Hazing: Destroying Young Lives from Indiana University Press. He is married to Malgorzata Wroblewska Nuwer of Fairbanks, Alaska. Nuwer is a former columnist for the Greenville (Ohio)Early Bird and former managing editor of the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner in Alaska.
Nuwer was named the Ohio Society of Professional Journalists columnist of the year in 2021 for his “After Darke” column in the Early Bird. He also won third place for the column in 2022 from the Indiana chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists. He and his wife Gosia, recently of Union City, Ind., have owned 20 acres in Alaska for many years. “The move is a sort-of coming home for us,” said Nuwer. As a journalist, he’s written about the Alaskan Iditarod sled-dog race and other Alaska topics. Read his musings in his blog at Real Alaska Daily--http://realalaskadaily.com
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More charges in San Beda hazing death
Moderator: What is also newsworthy is a discussion on the pros and cons of offering immunity to hazers who take steps to save a hazing victim’s life. In this case, the rescue was too late. Should hazers be granted exemption from prosecution in such cases if they occur in the United States? Join the debate. It’s worth discussing in my opinion. –Hank Nuwer
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According to Cavite police director Senior Superintendent John Bulalacao, to be included in the amended complaint are San Beda law students Marvin Reyes, Mohammad Fyzee Alim and Cornelio Marcelo, all members of the Lex Leonum Fraternitas and allegedly involved in the hazing incident.
Also to be charged are Angelito ‘Itan’ Veluz and his wife, Violeta, the owners of the farm in Dasmariñas City where the hazing took place and the parents of one of the identified suspects, Gian Angelo, Bulalacao said.
The police had earlier filed charges of violation of the Anti-Hazing Law against Gian Angelo Veluz and the two farm cooks, Soledad Sanda and Marlyn Guadayo.
A security guard at the De La Salle University Medical Center identified them as being among those who rushed Marcos to the hospital.
Here is the link to the NBC update
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Defense attorney Guy Womack says [Sgt Blaine] Dugas had no knowledge of any hazing or mistreatment of [Danny] Chen, who shot himself on Oct. 3 in a guard tower.
Two other soldiers already have been tried in the case. Spc. Ryan J. Offutt of Greenville, Pa., pleaded guilty to one count of hazing and two specifications of maltreatment in Chen’s death and was sentenced to six months in jail.
A jury found Sgt. Adam Holcomb of Youngstown, Ohio, guilty of maltreatment of a subordinate and assault consummated by battery, but cleared him of the most serious charge — negligent homicide.
Here is the link to the full story
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[Acting President] Robinson also offered a message to parents about campus safety and encouraged them to continue sending their children to FAMU.
“I want parents to know that we place a lot of emphasis on safety, not just the hazing issue alone, but our overall perspective is on having a safe campus in every aspect. Students coming and going, visitors coming and going, we’ve spent a lot of time working on that this past year.”
During Wednesday’s Senate hearing on deadly hazing incidents in the country, San Beda rector-president Rev. Father Aloysius Ma. Maranan recommended the following:
– totally ban any form of hazing
– include a provision [in the law requiring] a mandatory registration of fraternities and sororities to law enforcement agencies
– include a provision [in the law requiring] a mandatory registration of fraternities and sororities to law enforcement agencies
San Beda has lost two of its law students to alleged hazing rituals. They were Marvin Reglos and Marc Andre Marcos.
“We are pursuing the case of Reglos and Marcos… and are fully cooperating with authorities in [the] resolution of all cases,” Maranan said.
“I truly share your grief and no words of mine can lessen the pain,” he told the family members of the victims.
But Maranan said he has tasked the San Beda administration to “go back to the drawing boards” and see what could be done to strengthen their resolve to ban hazing.