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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
Link to Marvin Reglos death
Except: Justice Secretary Leila de Lima an alumna of the San Beda College of Law herself, told Reglos’ family she made initial inquiries about the victim, and it turned out that Reglos was a neophyte in a fraternity allied with the Justice chief’s very own sorority.
De Lima said she disclosed this information to the Reglos family.
“Based on my initial inquiry kanina, it shows that the victim was a neophyte of the Lambda Rho Beta fraternity, the ally fraternity of the sorority that I’m a part of which is the Lambda Rho Sigma sorority… If it’s true that he died of hazing then ang involved fraternity dyan is the Lambda Rho Beta so I told the sister of the victim in the interest of full disclosure… wala namang problema sa kanila,” she said.
De Lima said she is all the more determined to get to the bottom of the incident given the possibility that an ally fraternity may be involved in the alleged crime.
“It’s very alarming on my part na malaman na ang involved na fraternity is the fraternity na allied sa sorority ko but the more that I would want to really know the truth involved. We have an Anti-hazing Act, it’s a criminal act….,” De Lima said.
She added that there is a need to review the anti-hazing law in order to exact “command responsibilty” of fraternity leaders who allow or who, themselves, initiate hazing.
The Supreme Court recently handed down its decision in Villa’s case, finding 5 fraternity men of the Aquila Legis fraternity responsible for Villa’s death in initiation rites in February 1991. News on the High Court decision came out on Monday.
“San Beda College (El Colegio de San Beda) was established in 1901 by monks of the Ordo Sancti Benedicti (OSB) or Order of St. Benedict, also known as the Benedictines.” — School’s web page
More on the Philippines death of Marvin Reglos
MANILA, Philippines – A San Beda College student died from injuries sustained in an alleged hazing incident.
The victim was identified on Tuesday morning by his relatives as 25-year-old Marvin Reglos, a freshman law student from San Beda College.
Marvin was brought on Sunday night to Unciano Medical Center by two men on board a red Honda City (WMF 174). He was declared dead on arrival at the hospital.
Two suspects were arrested on the same night Marvin was rushed to the hospital. Alleged fraternity members Erick Edrosolano Castillo, 28; and Bodjie Amorin Yap, 24, were arrested after they went back to the hospital, supposedly to check on Marvin’s condition.
Marvin sustained severe bruises on several parts of his body. He supposedly sustained these bruises during his initiation rites in the unidentified fraternity.
The victim’s remains were later transferred to Antipolo Memorial Homes, where he was identified by his relatives. His father and mother have yet to arrive from Isabela and Korea, respectively.
Lorvie Reglos, Marvin’s sister, said her brother told her during their last conversation on February 18 that he was joining a fraternity.
“Sinabi na po niya sa akin na may fraternity siyang sasalihan. Sabi ko ‘ikaw magisip ka ng mabuti, malaki ka na. Alam mo na ang ginagawa mo,’” Lorvie said.
Lorvie said a classmate of Marvin has agreed to testify on the incident.
Authorities have filed murder and hazing charges against the two.