Hank Nuwer, Author; Hazing Deaths Database 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. Read his musings in his blog at Real Alaska Daily--http://realalaskadaily.com
The crux of Ben Blum’s investigation is his analysis of the recordings made by Zimbardo, the paid “guards,” and the paid “inmates.”
Zimbardo himself has responded in a profane-laced tirade during an interview with Vox.
https://www.facebook.com/benblumauthor/posts/1701183656595516
Investigators are refusing to release the cause of death for 19-year-old Zach Wardrip, who died inside a Murray State University fraternity house http://www.wpsdlocal6.com/2018/06/13/investigators-withholding-cause-of-death-for-teen-found-in-fraternity-house/
WPSD did an open records request. They report this (excerpt)
MURRAY, KY — Investigators are refusing to release the cause of death for 19-year-old Zach Wardrip, who died inside a Murray State University fraternity house.
Calloway County Coroner Rick Garland says Wardrip’s autopsy and toxicology reports are complete, but Murray police are withholding the information, because they say it’s part of an ongoing investigation. It could be a few more weeks until we know how Wardrip died.
In the meantime, fraternities and sororities at MSU are still not allowed to host any social events. The university says it’s because of multiple incidents that happened during the school year. Through an Open Records Request, we found some of those incidents include alcohol use, hazing allegations, and policy violations.
As part of the suspension, the university has put together a Greek Life Social Standards Committee to investigate current Greek letter groups’ social policies at the school.
MSU President Bob Davies says Greek letter organizations are vital to campus life, and they provide students with leadership opportunities. He says the university is getting some positive feedback on the social suspension decision.
Students expelled for alleged hazing as cause; their coaches exonerated http://www.nwaonline.com/news/2018/jun/15/hazing-inquiry-clears-2-coaches-2018061/
Freshman and athletic hazing at the Academy https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/your-air-force/2018/06/06/air-force-academy-busts-dozens-of-athletes-for-hazing-now-some-of-them-may-not-graduate/
June 8, 2018 Current News.
Richmond.com has reported today that the parents of Harrison C. Cole (May 29, 1998-March 25, 2017), age 18, say his alcohol-overdose death from Hampden Sydney College in VA. was related to hazing. He was associated with Alpha Chi Sigma, a chemical sciences association. 